{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-9-272","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 9:272","heading":"Covenant marriage; intent; conditions to create","body":"A. A covenant marriage is a marriage entered into by one male and one female who understand and agree that the marriage between them is a lifelong relationship. Parties to a covenant marriage have received counseling emphasizing the nature and purposes of marriage and the responsibilities thereto. Only when there has been a complete and total breach of the marital covenant commitment may the non-breaching party seek a declaration that the marriage is no longer legally recognized.\nB. A man and woman may contract a covenant marriage by declaring their intent to do so on their application for a marriage license, as provided in R.S. 9:224(C), and executing a declaration of intent to contract a covenant marriage, as provided in R.S. 9:273. The application for a marriage license and the declaration of intent shall be filed with the official who issues the marriage license.\nC. A covenant marriage terminates only for one of the causes enumerated in Civil Code Article 101. A covenant marriage may be terminated by divorce only upon one of the exclusive grounds enumerated in R.S. 9:307. A covenant marriage agreement may not be dissolved, rescinded, or otherwise terminated by the mutual consent of the spouses.","path":["TITLE 9. CIVIL CODE-ANCILLARIES","PART VII. COVENANT MARRIAGE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=107157","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:16Z","sha256":"8aed4e64cb7a56b3501c9044e911a7a0dfbc7a58eb675dac954db2af8dd50e07","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-9-263","next":"us-la/rs-9-273"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}