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The Couples Contract for a Better Marriage
SANTA CRUZ, CA—At a time when the high divorce rate is a grave concern within the church, Ed Sherman, family law attorney and founder of Nolo Press, has released his latest books, The Couples Contract for a Lasting Relationship (for couples in any state), and Legal Essentials for California Couples (for couples in California). By introducing his innovative new Couples Contract in these groundbreaking books, Sherman has created a new tool to help couples preserve, and possibly even save, their marriage.
A new approach for sustaining and preserving marriage
In his latest books, Sherman introduces a new kind of relationship agreement with positive and constructive features no couple should be without. Written in positive and loving language that underscores the couple’s commitment to a lasting marriage, the basic version gives every couple vital advantages, including the promise to never take their marriage to court, opting instead for mediation and arbitration if they cannot otherwise settle differences. With the high rate of divorce in our society, this alone makes the Couples Contract worth doing and a must for every couple. Couples become closer when they use the book to stimulate dialogue on topics they may otherwise have difficulty discussing.
Faith-based clauses—an important option
Not only does Sherman’s Couples Contract turn a marriage contract into a positive and loving thing, but it also expands the concept by offering optional faith-based clauses that can be added. If you want your marriage to be governed by the beliefs, tenets or laws of your faith, you can create a legally binding Couples Contract to accomplish this by adding faith-based clauses. Couples can pledge to maintain their family according to the beliefs of their faith, to raise their children in the faith, and to submit any family problems or disputes to conciliation, mediation and arbitration within the faith community. Both books give clear instructions on how to do this.
“What a breakthrough! As a minister, psychologist, and founder of the largest church-based counseling organization in California, I highly recommend this book to all couples to get them on the right footing for a lifelong relationship.”
—Dr. Peter Robbins, Turning Point Counseling, La Mirada
“As a pastoral counselor, I found your relationship agreement to be a great step in the right direction.”
—Peter Agnew, MA, Long Beach, pastoral counselor, director Restored Hope
Written in plain language anyone can understand, these books include a CD with clauses and files to build a Couples Contract, along with many variations couples can adopt for their specific needs and desires.
Title: The Couples Contract for a Lasting Relationship
ISBN 0-944508-58-8
Authors: Ed Sherman and Bruce Janke
208 pages, Trade Paperback + CD-ROM, 7 x 9
Price: $24.95
Or, for Californians...
Title: Legal Essentials for California Couples
ISBN 0-944508-54-5
Authors: Ed Sherman & Susan Cameron
284 pages, Trade Paperback + CD-ROM, 7 x 9
Price: $24.95
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