Kathy Schleier at [email protected] wrote:
> Hi Diane, I don't know if this is what you are looking for or not.
> Our Initiative was started with the courts here in Whitfield County. The
> Magistrate Court has always been allowed to marry persons, in 2004 we started
> working with them and they agreed that they would not marry anyone through
> this court without premarital education before they ceremony. We work with all
> the couples that go through the court system to receive their premarital
> education. We are hoping to work with them more with their domestic violence
> cases and other incidences. We are also starting to work with the DFCS (child
> protective agency) in providing classes for the biological parents of children
> that have been removed from the home. If that is what you are wanting, I will
> be glad to answer any questions about what we are doing. Thanks
> Kathy Schleier 706-260-1091
> Director Northwest Georgia Marriage Initiative
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