If marriage is to be re-valued, individuals need to be encouraged to enter it less lightly. Several churches and synagogues have refused to marry a couple unless they attend several premarital counseling sessions. There couples are asked if they have discussed and agreed on their basic issues such as who will take care of the children, who will control the budget, and what will be done if one of the two gets a job offer in another city. One wonders, given the merits of premarital counseling are not yet widely known, if it make sense to pass laws that would require it. Measures to strengthen marriage.
Retreats run by religious institutions and by lay psychotherapists are one option.
Another option is marriage counseling long before couples file for divorce. A key question though is the qualifications of the counselors. In 13 states, anyone can hang out a shingle and do counseling. Regulations in the other 37 states vary greatly. Another question is what is the best counseling approach.