Cynthia Davis Says Her New Legislation Can Cut The Missouri Divorce Rate "In Half"

Submitted by .Sean on December 10, 2009 - 11:46am

Rep. Cynthia Davis (R-We Living In the Same Universe) is dreaming big. 

In her latest column (via Randy Turner), Davis claims that her "Marriage Matters in Missouri Bill" (HB 1234) has "the potential of cutting the divorce rate in half in our state" by reducing the tax burden imposed on people who want to get married and un-divorced.

To save approximately 25% of all marriages in Missouri, Davis wants to do three things:

  1. Waive part of the marriage license fee if the couple gets premarital counseling
  2. Allows divorced couples to get their filing fee refunded if they change their minds within 1 year
  3. Change the state's "No Fault Divorce" rules to "Mutual Consent" rules in order "to raise the bar a little higher to compensate for the economic, emotional and academic hardships borne by the children when their parents dissolve their stability."

Problem solved (for half the couples, anyway).

The Turner Report has all the details.

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