Do you think that marriage licenses should be renewable like other licenses?

I think that a marriage license should expire after 5 years and be renewable. Then there would no longer be a need for divorce court. If you are unhappy with the marriage then do not renew the license. What do you think???Do you think that marriage licenses should be renewable like other licenses?
Great Q %26amp; great idea!!!!Do you think that marriage licenses should be renewable like other licenses?
First of all, you need to set your terminology straight. Marriage licenses only signify that the wedding may be performed.





The idea of term marriages, however, is an interesting one. The Ladies in my life, and I, renew our vows each year, and really do see it as choosing each year to stay together. In Celtic cultures, especially among the Irish, term marriages was the rule, even after Patrick brought Christianity. Cultural anthropologists note that lifetime marriage (especially since we live so much longer now) is rare, and did not exist in many cultures. What is sometimes referred to as ';the Seven Year Itch'; relates, after all, to the time it takes for a child to grow enough to be moderately self-sufficient, thus freeing the female from the burden of constantly caring for said child, and thus the evolutionary need to have a man to provide for mother and child.





I'd vote for your amendment, I suspect.
on the surface it sounds like a good idea but I foresee more problems than it solves.





1. people signing up for 5 years looking to get out of the marriage before the license/contract is up. divorces would still exist.





2. problems dividing up property when a license/contract is up still require courts and lawyers.





3. more people marrying frivilously than even now--which would continue the cycle of divorce seen in my first objection.





I think marriage should be seriously considered before you enter into it and little temporary licenses would just cheapen it. If you don't think that you're capable of making a life time commitment then what's the point of marrying? Why bother? I actually think marriage should be more difficult to enter, but I'm alright with it being easy to leave.
no, marriage should not be renewable. that will just lead to an increase in number of broken families. the children are the ones who will suffer.





moreover, when you enter a commitment that is as intimate as marriage, you should have known before you even got yourself in it that marriage is not the period when you say 'i do' until the day you say 'i don't.' i believe it's said in the matrimony something like ';till death do us part.';
Well, marriage is suppose to be a lifelong commitment so if you knew you could get out in 5 years then I think more people would get married and think it would be okay not to continue with the marriage. Does that make sense? I don't know, I have a different view on marriage. I believe that when two people marry, then they are getting married in this life and the next. So I didn't take the decision to get married very lightly.





I'm sure you'll have some people agreeing with you though. Hope this helps.
no, because if people knew they could marry for 5 years and divorce, there would be a lot more marriages. There should be a mandatory pre-marriage counseling required because if there is a true commitment and a couple are marrying for the right reasons, there is not divorce. You never hear of the marriages that work - Paul Newman, for example, married some 50 years as well as many others.
The same problems encountered in divorce would exist if people didn't renew their contract/lisence (child custody, distribution of assets, etc.) so there wouldn't be much of a benefit. It would only be a pain in the butt for married couples who stay together if they had to keep renewing their lisence.
Marriage is for life. When you marry, you promise to be faithful to and with that person no matter what life throws your way. The only thing that should end a marriage, except for cases of cruelty/abuse, is the death of one of the parties to it.
I don't agree that the license should not be renewed. However, when couples renew their vows, that is just as important. Plus the blessing of god.
Yes. Would save alot in the divorce courts. People should only go to court if they CAN';T work it out on their own. Alot of people can but are still required to go thru court.





Maybe like every 5 years they have to renewed.
I think the amount of paperwork, bureaucracy and red tape involved in attempting this would be impossible. The costs of staffing a program of this magnitude would be prohibitive.
how can you expect to renew something like that, when you make a commitment til death do us part?


can you imagine the volumes of paperwork for the courts just keeping up
sounds reasonable to me. Pagawiccans do something like this called a ';Handfasting'; it lasts a year and a day.
So your mom gets a ticket for being your mom because she let her license expire? LoL I don't think you thought this through.
Not very much of a commitment is it? Maybe you should just live together for five years then decide to get married.
That's one way to look at it!





I suppose it would make marriage less threatening!
Hey, that's a good idea.






I love the idea. But what about the children? How would property be split?
TOO FUNNY!!!
No. If you're not committed to the marriage, don't do it.
no, I would like to save myself from that fee of having to renew!!