Counseling eliminates marriage license fees

In July 2005 Georgia legislators passed a law that allowed couples seeking marriage to receive six hours of appropriate marriage counseling from their pastor or other qualified counselor and be exempt from paying for their license. With divorce now reaching over 50% of all marriages this is a good incentive.

Please let me encourage your readers who are contemplating marriage to go to their pastor and seek pre-marital counseling. While this may not guarantee the success of their marriage it will certainly help and will give the pastor an opportunity to help guide the couple as they begin their lives together.

For more information they can contact the office of the Probate Court in their county.