What is TrueMarriage.net?

Stephen Safranek emailed me to check out the latest that the TrueMarriage project is doing on Catholic Marriage. I was unaware of this site until now but it looks to be a valuable resource.

The TrueMarriage project seeks to ensure that religious marriages and other fundamental aspects of marriage are recognized by the civil authorities. Currently, all marriages are treated like "no fault" marriages by the civil authorities. Thus, those who enter marriage seeking permanency, those who have a moral view of fault, or those who lovingly welcome children intending to raise them with a religious upbringing, have been denied the right to have their expectations protected through the divorce process.

TrueMarriage seeks to defend families in three ways. First, TrueMarriage helps defend holy matrimony. We do so by representing persons who entered a holy marriage and who now seek to have the civil courts recognize that marriage. Second, we have developed written agreements that should be used by married couples and those about to enter marriage. These agreements explicitly choose to use church tribunals and other dispute mechanisms to resolve marriage disputes. Couples can adjust these agreements to their state law and their particular situation with the help of a licensed lawyer of their state. Finally, TrueMarriage seeks to encourage reform of the legal structures that foster divorce.

More at truemarriage.net