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Senate
File
2136
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2136
BY
GREEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
marriage
license
requirements
by
requiring
1
premarriage
legal
counseling.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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2136
Section
1.
Section
595.3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
Where
the
parties
have
not
submitted
3
documentation
with
the
application
for
a
marriage
license
4
demonstrating
the
parties
attended
one
hour
of
premarriage
5
legal
counseling
provided
by
an
attorney.
The
judicial
branch,
6
in
consultation
with
a
private
legal
organization
representing
7
lawyers
in
this
state,
shall
prescribe
the
required
content
of
8
the
premarriage
legal
counseling,
including
but
not
limited
to
9
basic
legal
information
about
common
marriage,
dissolution
of
10
marriage,
and
child
custody
issues.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
requires
parties
applying
for
a
marriage
license
15
to
complete
one
hour
of
premarriage
legal
counseling
provided
16
by
an
attorney.
The
bill
directs
the
judicial
branch,
in
17
consultation
with
a
private
legal
organization
representing
18
lawyers
in
this
state,
to
prescribe
the
content
of
the
19
counseling,
including
basic
legal
information
concerning
20
common
marriage,
divorce,
and
child
custody
issues.
A
21
marriage
license
will
not
be
issued
unless
the
parties
submit
22
documentation
confirming
completion
of
the
required
counseling.
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