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no but you should not be able to get one w/o a prenup w the clause---- binding artibration & any debt w/o my signature is not mine. apparently guys are just too hormone driven to realize what is happening.
50% failure rate 75% divorce filed by women usually the guy has the greater assets and he did not create the debt but is liable for it. debtors anon is 85% female, there is a reason.
Well if the license lasted at least till the kids were of age, for families, that would be cool. And for couples with no kids, then maybe a time can be set that both partners can agree on before signing the contract. I guess the laws could get messy, but it would be worth it. And like artsy said, some kind of classes should be offered, like over the internet, and then you just take the test, so if you flunk you get to take it again twice before paying again. Then there would be a limit to how many times you can try per year. It would probably cut down on marriages of convenience and Britney Spears type of marriages.
I saw this on Yahoo News. Someone was proposing that the initial contract for a marriage last seven years, at which time you could either walk away or sign on for another seven. As a news commentator pointed out, you'd still have to divorce for all intents and purposes if you didn't want to renew after the first seven years so it really doesn't solve or change anything.
I agree. There is no just walk away. Couples still have to split assests, agree on child issues, so why have a renewable license.
I think required marriage classes and a waiting period would have more of a positive impact.
Just like "trainee" driver's licenses, there should be "practice marriage" licenses. Until they were eligible for an adult model, they must both practice birth control. (there are long acting BC products available) The length of these temporary licenses would vary from 5 years at age 17 or 18 and be reduced by 1 year for every 2 year increase in age. (17 - 5 years, 19 - 4 years, 21 - 3 years, 23 - 2 years, 25 - 1 year) Therefore at age 26, there would be no requirement just like age 16 allows one to get a driver's license.
Also, nobody should be allowed to get married during pregnancy or for at least 6 month thereafter. This will avoid more hasty and ill conceived decisions.
These reforms will give people time to get used to the institution and minimize the risks, should they find that they are incompatible.
I will have to disagree with your theory. My Dh and I will hit our 21st anniversary in 12 days. We are both crazy happy and still in love. We got engaged after 3 and 1/2 years(we were extremely young when we met). Our wedding date was set and within a very short time frame our intended year and a half engagement got shortened to 5 months. She is now 20!!
So basically, I would have been unable to marry him at the time....
can somebody tell me what "response to an orphaned post" means, & why 2 of my msgs were deleted because of it???
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