However, applying for a covenant marriage license differs from that of a non-covenant or traditional marriage license. Your application for a covenant marriage license must include a declaration of intentions, as well as an attestation affidavit from your professional marriage counselor.
You can find out how to apply for a covenant marriage license by contacting the superior court in the county where you reside. On the marriage license, the couple must state that they intend to enter into a covenant marriage. There is a precise statement called a Declaration of Intention that has to be included on the license. The marriage license application must also include the sworn and notarized attestation from the clergy member or licensed marriage counselor. Another significant difference in covenant marriages is that there are limited reasons for divorce.
Divorce laws that govern traditional marriages allow for no-fault divorces. In a no-fault divorce, a couple can dissolve their union without wrongdoing from either party. However, no-fault divorces are not available for covenant marriages. Instead, the couple must prove to the court there is a lawful reason to leave the union.
With a covenant marriage, you must make a reasonable effort to resolve your marital difficulties, including attending marriage counseling before a judge will grant your divorce.
If your spouse moves out of your marital home and you do not know where they are, and you do not expect them back within two years, a judge might allow you to file your divorce, but you will still have to wait the two year period before it is finalized but this route should be discussed with an experienced family law attorney. Additionally, if you file for divorce stating that your spouse abuses alcohol and emotionally abuses you, your spouse has the opportunity to respond.
If they agree to the allegations, the judge will grant your divorce. However, if they respond contesting the allegations, the judge will likely require that you provide evidence to prove the allegations before a divorce is granted. Covenant marriages became lawful, on August 21, , in Arizona.
For example, grounds for divorce or legal separation of a covenant marriage include, but are not limited to:. Divorce can be a very difficult process to go through and if you have a covenant marriage, there are a few more requirements that have to be met and planning that needs to be done. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. We understand that a covenant marriage is for life. If we experience marital difficulties, we commit ourselves to take all reasonable efforts to preserve our marriage, including marital counseling.
With full knowledge of what this commitment means, we do declare that Arizona law will bind our marriage on covenant marriages and we promise to love, honor and care for one another as husband and wife for the rest of our lives.
The signed and sworn statement of both people that they have received premarital counseling from a member of the clergy or a marriage counselor.
In premarital counseling, both people must be advised that a covenant marriage is a commitment for life. Premarital counseling also must include a discussion of the seriousness of covenant marriage, the requirement to seek marriage counseling if marital difficulties develop and the limited legal reasons available for ending the marriage by legal separation or divorce.
The couple also must receive a copy of this pamphlet. Call for a Free Consultation: Understanding Covenant Marriage in Arizona. On This Page. About the Author Zachary Mushkatel.
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