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One Reply to “SB 228 (2025)”
Creates “covenant marriage” and grants tax credits to participating couples. This marriage type imposes stricter regulations than standard marriage, including required pre-marital counseling with a clergy member, an oath affirming the importance of marriage, and stricter divorce requirements that exclude irreparable differences as grounds for dissolution.
An Act relating to covenant marriage; creating the Covenant Marriage Act of Oklahoma; providing short title; stating legislative findings; defining term; requiring Declaration of Intent to include certain statement; establishing signature requirements; establishing requirements for entering into covenant marriage; establishing requirements for covenant marriage license; authorizing conversion of certain marriage licenses; establishing procedures for conversion of certain licenses; requiring State Commissioner of Health to promulgate rules; establishing requirements for dissolution of covenant marriage; requiring certain counseling; providing credit for a covenant marriage; stipulating credit amount; requiring claim for credit to be made on a form prescribed by the Oklahoma Tax Commission; prohibiting refundability of credit; authorizing the carry forward of credit; providing for noncodification; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
One Reply to “SB 228 (2025)”
Creates “covenant marriage” and grants tax credits to participating couples. This marriage type imposes stricter regulations than standard marriage, including required pre-marital counseling with a clergy member, an oath affirming the importance of marriage, and stricter divorce requirements that exclude irreparable differences as grounds for dissolution.
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