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‘Til [Insert Year] Do Us Part: Mexico City Mulling Temporary Marriage Licenses

The Mexico City assembly legalized same-sex marriage in 2010. With marriage equality now on the books, some lawmakers are pushing for something else entirely: marriage reality.

Nobody ever thinks their marriage will end in divorce. It’s the other couples. It’s always the other couples. But for whatever reason — money, infidelity, abuse, communication breakdown — 50 percent of all first marriages end with both partners going through the hassle of a split. That statistic is as valid in Mexico City as it is in these United States.

To alleviate the all-too-familiar reality of costly divorce in the modern era, some leftist Mexico City lawmakers have devised an ingenious idea: temporary, renewable marriage licenses.

“The proposal is, when the two-year period is up, if the relationship is not stable or harmonious, the contract simply ends,” Leonel Luna, the Mexico City assemblyman who co-authored the bill, told Reuters. “You wouldn’t have to go through the tortuous process of divorce.”

Luna says the minimum contract would be for two years, and it can be renewed if all remains well in the marriage. Each contract would have built-in provisions concerning the division of property and/or children should the couple decide to dissolve their wedded non-bliss.

In the United States, the average cost of a contested divorce can range from $15,000 to $30,000. It’s unclear how much divorce costs in Mexico City.

The Party of the Democratic Revolution, the leftist party, currently holds 34 seats in the 66-member Legislative Assembly. Luna says he expects a vote by the end of the year.

Certainly the idea of a temporary marriage license will cause consternation among those who idolize the sanctity of marriage. The Catholic Church, for instance, blasted the proposal, calling it “immoral” and “irresponsible.” (They must have intentionally not used “impractical,” perhaps because it’s anything but.) “Pro-family” groups and social conservatives in America would surely dial the Outrage Meter up to 11 if this came up in any state’s legislature.

Ultimately, this isn’t just about temporary marriage licenses. This is about a practical government solution to a common societal problem. This is about lawmakers being proactive realists instead of theoretical idealists for a change. Too many kids getting pregnant? Let’s fund more abstinence-only education! Students getting bad grades? Let’s test ‘em more! Too dependent on foreign oil? Let’s drill right here!

Renewable licenses may or may not be the answer. That’s for policymakers to examine, then decide. But the fact that some in the assembly have identified a problem and are pitching a practical solution without the constraint of religious or social group-think is a good start.

Now, if the government would just get out of the “marriage” business altogether…

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  4. la Abogada Doña Mercedes de la Puente Formoso y el Psicólogo Don Jesús María Reiriz Rey en 1.998 registraron en el Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual dependiente de su Ministerio, el concepto y el desarrollo de contrato matrimonial renovable bianualmente, sobre el que se pretende legislar en Méjico DF.
    Tal concepto y documento están basados en lo que se denomina contrato de contingencias, aplicable en los conflictos de pareja por psicólogos clínicos. Dichos profesionales estiman que en materia de relaciones de pareja la Psicología Humana y Derecho tienen que ir cogidos de la mano, y si bien se trata de un “matrimonio renovable cada dos años”, suponiendo que se incorpore como forma de matrimonio al Codigo Civil el mencionado modelo, de lo que se trata precisamente es de fomentar valores y conductas que contribuyen a que las relaciones de pareja PERDUREN, pues las estadisticas de rupturas hablan por si mismas de una crisis a nivel mundial en las relaciones de pareja, la familia es el pilar de nuestra sociedad y debemos cuidarla, es por ello que al adoptar medidas legislativas, debemos de adoptar MODELOS paliativos tendentes a solucionar el problema de fondo y no quedarnos simplemente en lo jurídico, POR ELLO SERÍA DESEABLE QUE EL LEGISLADOR MEJICANO ADOPTARA EL MODELO REIRIZ CONVIRTIÉNDOSE ASÍ MÉJICO A NIVEL MUNDIAL PIONERO DE UN NUEVO ENFOQUE EN LAS RELACIONES DE PAREJA.

    LA FORMA DE CONTRAER MATRIMONIO NO DETERMINA EL ÉXITO DEL MISMO no hay más que ver las estadísticas para poder afirmarlo.

    Para darle aplicación social, la Abogada coruñesa Mercedes de la Puente Formoso le dio una forma jurídica, de tal modo que pudiese resultar de utilidad para acreditar y regular la pareja, tanto en el plano afectivo Y TERAPEUTICO (aspecto psicológico) como jurídico, dicho concepto supone una auténtica revolución social en la forma de entender las relaciones, pues dichos profesionales sostienen que cada uno es arquitecto de su propia relación, siendo la propia pareja quien debe autoregular sus relaciones, es por ello por lo que además de ser una autentica técnica de terapia de pareja, dicho modelo, también llamado “MATRIMONIO REIRIZ”, evita posibles conflictos contribuyendo a descongestionar la Administración de Justicia.

    EL PROBLEMA DEBE SER ATAJADO DE UNA MANERA MÁS PROFUNDA, AHONDANDO TAMBIÉN EN LAS CAUSAS DE LAS RUPTURAS MATRIMONIALES LO QUE COMPETE A PSICOLOGÍA ADEMÁS DE EN LO JURÍDICO, DE NO ADOPTAR DICHO MODELO EL LEGISLADOR MEJICANO ESTÁ DESPERDICIANDO UNA OPORTUNIDAD ÚNICA QUE NO VOLVERÁ A PRESENTARSE EN AÑOS.

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