These arguments in favor of the bill, however, are flawed. The main goal of the resolution is to keep families together for the sake of children. Yet it regulates even childless couples who bear responsibility only to themselves. In reality, the legislation may not provide engaged couples with any choice at all. Instead, as critics assert, it aims to steer them into covenant marriages that promise higher levels of security.
Most studies show that engaged couples tend to underestimate their own chance of divorcing.
It's doubtful they will foresee the risks in opting for a more binding marriage. The Louisiana law rests on the premise that current divorce rules are too lenient. But this theory, as well as the contention that couples casually enter and exit marriages, are indeed simplistic. In fact, there has been a recent upswing in the number of couples who volunteer for premarital and marital counseling. Furthermore, divorce today is not exactly an easy procedure.