“Temporary” Marriage Licenses ?

Lawmakers in Mexico City are proposing legislation that would allow newlyweds to apply for temporary marriage licenses, arguing that the hassle of divorce could be avoided by making temporary licenses an option.

The change was proposed this week and would allow couples to decide the length of their commitment, two years would be regarded as the minimum. If the "honeymoon" is still going on when the period ends, they would be able to renew the license, if not, the contract expires and they are both free without going through a divorce.

“The reform is absurd. It contradicts the nature of marriage,” Hugo Valdemar, spokesman for the Mexican archdiocese, told Reuters. “It’s another one of these electoral theatrics the assembly tends to do that are irresponsible and immoral.”

A vote is expected by years end.

(from ABC News)