TOM JAMES on covenant marriage: “A major problem with covenant marriage laws is that they are easy to evade. In theory, a spouse in a covenant marriage could get a no-fault divorce simply by filing for a divorce in a state that does not authorize covenant marriages, i.e., in a pure no-fault state. Of course, that state’s residency requirements would need to be met. In some states, though, the residency period for divorce jurisdiction is fairly short. In Nevada and Idaho, for example, the required residency period is only six weeks. This prospect also raises some constitutional issues, such as whether the Full Faith and Credit Clause requires a no-fault state to deny no-fault divorces to couples that have entered into covenant marriages in other states.”