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
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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
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
Weeding out GMB gangs.
