Recently I read an article online regarding the services offered from different groups to change the high percentage of divorce filings in California. This ranges from churches offering pre marriage counseling to secular groups offering secular pre marriage counseling and premarital education. La Jolla divorce attorneys wonder if these services actually help to lower divorce statistics.
It's widely reported in California that 50% of the marriages end in divorce and the divorce rates for second marriages are much higher. Can these services significantly impact these rates?
This blog has just reported on premarital agreements. Typically, the person who possesses a significant amount of property and/or is wealthy will try to protect his/her assets from a divorce by having a prenuptial agreement signed prior to the marriage. San Diego Certified Family Law Specialists speculate whether these documents raise the chance of a divorce. While such premarital contracts are much needed and/or desired by the wealthy spouse (prior to marriage), these unromantic contracts seem to start the marriage with a focus on divorce.
In my office we almost never ask “why are you getting a divorce?” First, the reason for the divorce, in no-fault divorce California, is irrelevant to the legal work. However, foundational information can lead to a better understanding of the dynamics of the case and what type of legal work would be needed or appropriate. We do explore and probe to bring out this information without having to ask the elementary question of “what caused the breakdown of the marriage?”
Marriage is and should be a serious commitment. Pre marriage counseling and pre marriage education certainly can’t hurt and might help to avoid a divorce. Spouses who enter into marriage with the intent of raising children should do all that they can to prevent the divorce and (possible) child custody dispute.
The San Diego divorce lawyers of the Law Office of Thomas M. Huguenor assist clients in family law matters, after asking if they could first benefit from marriage counseling.
