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What kind of commie stuff is this? With all the problems in this country and that state, the AL congress is wasting time on this bill. It's already bad enough that people must pay a fee and get permission from a government entity to marry, now this. How much will the conflict resolution class cost? Who pays for it? The government shouldn't be spending one dime on the class. Nor should the same government force people to attend and pay for it, just to get married. This is just one more nail in the coffin on freedom. This bill and the anti-freedom people behind, are all about government power and control.
I still hear people talking about how a non-married couple living together is bad and that they should just get married if they want to live under the same roof as a couple. Guess what, this is how you get more of it. Make getting married even harder and more expensive.
How about the government and the these people just go away and keep their hands and noses out of other peoples lives.
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www.al.com
Heather Gann | hgann@al.com
Alabama lawmaker proposes mandatory conflict resolution training before couples can marry
Alabama state Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, has pre-filed a bill that would require couples to take at least one conflict resolution class before they can get married.
Currently, the only requirements to get married in Alabama are to complete a marriage document and pay a recording fee.
Under Smitherman’s bill, SB33, a probate judge would still collect the fee but there would be no requirement to obtain a license or undergo a ceremony to “solemnize the marriage.”
Once a couple had completed their class and turned in documentation listing their names and verification that both parties are 18 or above or 16 with a parent’s permission, the marriage would be recorded.
The bill would also require the Administrative Office of Courts to determine minimum requirements for an acceptable premarital conflict resolution class and to create a form to verify class attendance, it says.
Smitherman cited domestic violence figures within the bill’s text. Efforts to reach Smitherman for comment were not immediately successful.
“The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) About one in four women and one in seven men have experienced physical violence by their intimate partner at some point in their lifetimes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” it reads.
“(2) Annually, domestic violence is responsible for over 1,500 deaths in the United States; (3) According to the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, in almost 20 percent of all marriages and intimate partnerships, couples slap, shove, hit, or otherwise assault each other.
“Emotional abuse, such as verbal threats, degrading remarks, and controlling behavior, is even more common. And (4) Over 15 million children in the United States live in households where intimate partner violence has occurred at least once in the last year.”
SB33 would only apply to couples getting married after Oct. 1, 2025, and would not affect any other legal aspects of marriage including, but not limited to, divorce, spousal support, child custody, or child support, it says.
The bill is currently pending action in the Senate Committee on Judiciary.
What kind of commie stuff is this? With all the problems in this country and that state, the AL congress is wasting time on this bill. It's already bad enough that people must pay a fee and get permission from a government entity to marry, now this. How much will the conflict resolution class cost? Who pays for it? The government shouldn't be spending one dime on the class. Nor should the same government force people to attend and pay for it, just to get married. This is just one more nail in the coffin on freedom. This bill and the anti-freedom people behind, are all about government power and control.
I still hear people talking about how a non-married couple living together is bad and that they should just get married if they want to live under the same roof as a couple. Guess what, this is how you get more of it. Make getting married even harder and more expensive.
How about the government and the these people just go away and keep their hands and noses out of other peoples lives.
OP rant off:
Alabama lawmaker proposes mandatory conflict resolution training before couples can marry
Currently, the only requirements to get married in Alabama are to complete a marriage document and pay a recording fee.
www.al.com
Heather Gann | hgann@al.com
Alabama lawmaker proposes mandatory conflict resolution training before couples can marry
Alabama state Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, has pre-filed a bill that would require couples to take at least one conflict resolution class before they can get married.
Currently, the only requirements to get married in Alabama are to complete a marriage document and pay a recording fee.
Under Smitherman’s bill, SB33, a probate judge would still collect the fee but there would be no requirement to obtain a license or undergo a ceremony to “solemnize the marriage.”
Once a couple had completed their class and turned in documentation listing their names and verification that both parties are 18 or above or 16 with a parent’s permission, the marriage would be recorded.
The bill would also require the Administrative Office of Courts to determine minimum requirements for an acceptable premarital conflict resolution class and to create a form to verify class attendance, it says.
Smitherman cited domestic violence figures within the bill’s text. Efforts to reach Smitherman for comment were not immediately successful.
“The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) About one in four women and one in seven men have experienced physical violence by their intimate partner at some point in their lifetimes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” it reads.
“(2) Annually, domestic violence is responsible for over 1,500 deaths in the United States; (3) According to the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, in almost 20 percent of all marriages and intimate partnerships, couples slap, shove, hit, or otherwise assault each other.
“Emotional abuse, such as verbal threats, degrading remarks, and controlling behavior, is even more common. And (4) Over 15 million children in the United States live in households where intimate partner violence has occurred at least once in the last year.”
SB33 would only apply to couples getting married after Oct. 1, 2025, and would not affect any other legal aspects of marriage including, but not limited to, divorce, spousal support, child custody, or child support, it says.
The bill is currently pending action in the Senate Committee on Judiciary.
let alone who share enough goals and values to build a successful life together.
