What are the chances of a divorce with a Covenant Marriage?

Question

Heres the details. We've been married for almost two and a half years. We have a beautiful two week old son. Im nineteen and he is twenty-two. Grounds for divorce is adultry. He cheated on me, I got pissed and cheated on him. Immature and definetely the wrong decision, I know. So what are the chances for a granted divorce with a covenant marriage, even with a really good lawyer.

Do some of yall even understand what a covenant marriage is?

I wasnt 16... I was 17, not much better, I know. But sometimes you have to make choices. Yall dont know why, and frankly, it is none of your business. The purpose of my question was to get help. Not tell me how ridiculous something is that cant be changed.

Answer 1

Well Covenant or not I do think counseling before and after marriage is a good idea, You have 2 1/2 years invested, so doing the math you were 16 1/2 or 17 when you married, to young to be making a binding contract of any other kind. You weren't preggars so why the marriage so young, wanted out of the home you were raised in????
You now have involved a third person, a beautiful baby boy, only 2 weeks old......so you want to mess up his life with out even waiting to let your post baby blues settle.....
When did you have your affairs??? when you were preggars,????
Why don't you want to seek counseling, what is the hurry for a divorce??
Ultimately you can eventually get a divorce, only 3 states honor the covenant marriages, all down south where they have always allowed children to marry, my sister in Law was only 13 when her family had her marry a 45 yr old with children, not my Idea of a fair deal, but it does still happen.
It sounds like even if you were young, you were required to have premarital counseling, so you did not go into marriage blindly, signing a covenant contract, ah whose idea was that...
what has changed in the past 2 1/2 years to make you change your mind about how strong a wedding vow should be...You both cheated so your even. So why don't you slow down and get the counselling, you can move to another state and get a divorce but if you don't learn what you can from this one you will be cheating your son, your self and your husband. and the next person you want to have a relationship with. Go get the counselling, give your body a chance to adjust its hormones from having a baby and forgive your self and your husband, start over and give it one more try with the counselling and then if that doesn't work, hire a shyster or move either way a divorce is possible but really does not sound like the right answer YET.

Answer 2

Legal covenant marriages are currently available as an option ONLY in Arkansas, Arizona, and Louisiana, so if you don't live in one of those States the issue is irrelevant.

If you do, then it still matters very little, because adultery is still grounds for divorce even with a Covenant marriage.

I must say, though, that I agree with the other posters.... marriage at 16 is, I'm afraid, quite ridiculous, even for a 'conventional' marriage - for someone to think they can commit to a lifetime covenant at 16 is absurd.

Richard

Answer 3

Stricter Criteria for a Divorce:
If a couple chooses the covenant marriage option, they must receive counseling before getting married and before getting a divorce. A no-fault divorce would not be an option. However, abuse, felony, adultery, abandonment, or long periods of separation are conditions accepted for a divorce.

BUT since you both cheated ... I have no idea! You are going to have to get a lawyer to look at this.

So sorry this is happening to you with your little baby, should be a happy time for the 2 of you.

Answer 4

Leave the State that sticks to Covenant marraiges and go somewhere to file it In a more Liberal Female Friendly State! Make sure to file for Child Support, while You are at it...Adultery is serious, especially when that one mistake could result in an Illness or Disease you cannot get rid of!

Answer 5

Talk to a lawyer in your jurisdiction, as they will be familiar with the divorce laws there.

I believe you will be dealing with the old common law principles of equity which require "clean hands." Could be a problem in a situation where no-fault divorce is not an option.

Answer 6

The laws of your state and the US are more important than a covenant or any other kind of marriage. It is easy to get a divorce. Just get a lawyer and file. The covenant marriage didn't matter to your husband so get rid of him. Don't let the members of your church tell you anything different.

Answer 7

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