Mexico City Proposes 2 year Marriage Licenses

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This concept is interesting. The idea of requiring what is essentially a pre-nup for all marriages is interesting, and certainly *would* make divorce an easier process - why not make that a requirement for the marriage license in the first place, instead of requiring renewals? What happens if you don't renew in time?

Do you support this idea?

 

Don't get it.

Why not simply keep the same system, but make the mutual agreement on a pre-nuptial mandatory instead?

Wouldn't that have the same effect?

 

I see it as "we'd rather deal with marriage renewal paperwork than all of the divorces." Perhaps, for the government, there would be fewer resources required to process a simple renewal over mediating a divorce?

Remixer, I also wonder why requiring a pre-nup before issuing a license wouldn't result in essentially the same thing - simplified divorces, at least.

 

I think making marriages temporary would do much more harm to the concept than the gay angle. As I understand genuinegirly, I agree that Mexico is an interesting place for this to come from.

 

I'm all for it, especially from a tax perspective. Stay married while your SO is broke for maximum refund, then go back to being "single" when their income escalates to where it becomes detrimental come tax time!

 

Do away with government involvement in marriage. Marriage should happen in churches, or however you want the ceremony, seperate from a binding gov't contract. Have civil contracts among citizens, like a prenup if you will. There could be a default contract if people shack up for a long time, and have children. The only thing the government should be involved in is to make sure people take responsibility for their children. Also if a person is the only income in a household, he/she should be able to get some credit for whoever he/she takes care of, regardless of relation. I think.

Government should also keep out of your personal, and sexual business.

I think a 2 year contract from the government is a dumb idea. It will probably generate some revenue for renewals though.

 

Government thinks that in order to have control it must take much. "They" might shoot me, someday, but I'll blame myself for not having at least tried to have more of an influence. Seriously, when the distaff threw me out, I couldn't tell which side my bread was buttered on even though I could still feel gravity. Do the papers make us? It seems our politicians think so.

 

Damn, Mexico stole my idea. Though they forgot about the renewal every 5 years after the initial 2 year trial.

 

I'm not convinced that you should be able to agree on child custody before the child is born. The decision should be in the interest of the child, not the parents.

 

I'm convinced that the mother owns the child, for a few years, & longer if she merits it. Slavery's still common, I've "heard."