He says it's just too easy for families to split up. We think there are too many divorces and feel that many marriages could be saved with counseling and a willingness by both parties to work harder to maintain their marriage. The Senate just passed a divorce reform bill last week which will require divorcing parents to get counseling. The bill stops short of requiring counseling for all couples. Only parents of young children will be required to participate in a counseling program.
Children are too often the victims of a divorce.
They are the ones who suffer. Often, they are used as pawns by one parent or the other in divorce settlements. This is unconscionable, but it happens. The House is also considering a divorce reform bill. It has approved a bill which would tighten divorce requirements but stops short of repealing the no-fault provision which has been adopted by Iowa and many other states.