Arkansas Governor and Wife to 'Covenant' Their Marriage in February
By Allie Martin and Jody Brown
November 16, 2004
(AgapePress) - Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and his wife will be among hundreds of other couples from his state who will renew their wedding vows during a mass "Covenant Marriage" ceremony on Valentine's Day in Little Rock.
On February 14, 2005, Mike and Janet Huckabee -- parents of three grown children and married for 30 years -- will take advantage of the Covenant Marriage Act of 2001, which created an option for couples like the Huckabees. That legislation established "covenant marriages" in the Natural State -- which, according to the governor's website, consistently has one of the highest divorce rates in the country.
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n an attempt to draw down that incidence of divorce, the state enacted the Covenant Marriage Act, which demands a deeper commitment from those entering marriage. Couples entering into a covenant marriage are required to agree to premarital counseling and a two-year "cooling off" period before a divorce can be granted (exceptions are provided in of abuse, abandonment, or adultery).
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