A PLAN TO STRENGTHEN MARRIAGE: Russ Pulliam

...Yet, state Sen. Dennis Kruse has been talking about marriage of a different sort -- covenant marriage, an upfront agreement between a couple that would make dissolving their union more difficult.

Although it's been low on the list of priorities in the General Assembly, Kruse plans to keep the subject before the legislature because stronger families ultimately will build a stronger state economy.

Kruse hoped that the Republican victory last fall might open the door to a healthy debate on covenant marriage. His proposal would set up a two-tiered system for marriage licenses. One license would allow a stronger commitment, making divorce harder to obtain legally. Or, two people could still opt for the state's traditional license, which makes divorce much easier.

Though the covenant license would be optional, it would point to the seriousness of commitment in marriage. If one person wants a covenant license, but the other wants the easier divorce option, the couple would have a warning signal that the proposed marriage could be headed for trouble. ...

Coming from a family of divorced parents, Kruse wants to see the law lean toward the preservation of the two-parent family instead of making divorce easy. "A child has fewer problems in his life when he comes from a home with a stable mother and father," he said. "It helps the children feel more secure, and they're more stable, better adjusted. They become better citizens when they get older and cause less problems."

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