The Oklahoma legislature has approved covenant marriage as a voluntary option for couples wanting to get married or renewing their vows. The bill passed 93-7.
Covenant marriage, according to House Bill 1026 is a lifelong agreement, where the couple obtains counseling before marriage on the purpose and responsibilities of marriage. The couple then sign a notarized […]
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Oklahoma Approves Covenant Marriage; Removes Common Law Marriage
Published by February 20th, 2007 0 CommentsEven though we run a website dedicated to marriage counseling and family therapy we sometimes come across an acronym for a counseling credential that makes us scratch our heads. For our sanity and for yours, we try to maintain an updated list of the credentials that are common in the counseling world and some that […]
Abusive Relationships: Can Couples Counseling Help?
Published by May 12th, 2006 in Couple Therapy and Abusive Relationships. 0 CommentsIt is the opinion of many people that abusive relationships in which one person is being physically abusive towards the other cannot benefit from couples counseling until the battering issue is dealth with first. Sanctuary for the Abused gives the following reasons why couples counseling does not work in this case:
Couples’ counseling places the responsibility […]
