Covenant Marriage Bill Introduced by State Rep. Tom McMillin

MCMILLIN OFFERS COVENANT MARRIAGE AS AN OPTION
March 12, 2010

Yesterday state Rep. Tom McMillin introduced House Bills 5949, 5950 and 5951, which would allow couples applying for a marriage certificate and current married couples to enter into a covenant marriage under Michigan law.

"This bill package would basically allow couples getting married in Michigan a choice. They could enter into a marriage that would or would not require fault for divorce. This would also allow currently married couples to convert their marriage to a covenant marriage. It would be their choice," said McMillin, R-Rochester Hills.

Three states, Arizona, Arkansas and Louisiana, currently have a covenant marriage law and twenty one other states have introduced similar legislation. In 2004, then Arkansas Governor Huckabee and his wife converted their marriage into a covenant marriage.
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