A similar study in Germany found only 4 percent of the couples broke up after 5 years of completing the education program as compared to 24 percent of the population who had not taken such training. It reinforces in public policy the value that the state places on the institution of marriage, especially in light of the devastating effects of 20 years of no-fault divorce. Helps provide skills for the many couples who have not had personal role models of intact marriages and who have grown up in a society that does not actively support marriage. Cost of divorce is very high to government, society at large, communities, families and children. Government is already involved in licensing, solemnizing, and registering marriages.
Statute regulates a couple's age, requires information on relationship and past marriages.
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