Following is the statement to the New Hampshire Senate Judiciary Committee opposing bill HB295, which would have allowed a special marriage officiant in the state. The hearing was held on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. JPus’ managing member Loretta Jay testified opposing the legislation. In addition, JPus submitted a written statement with 40 NH members and JPs who also signed on. Read about the problems with this bill and what JPus did about it. Send JPus an email ([email protected]) letting us know that you are an ally. Be sure to include your hometown and we’ll keep you in the loop in case the […]
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Your Wedding: The Beginning Of A Happy Marriage
Across all societies, the wedding ceremony is held as sacred. It links to the other momentous events of our life cycle – like birth and (yes) death – in significance. Most religions see the wedding as a rite by which two persons are joined and their destinies merged. The married couple becomes the new generation of family. So a wedding is both an outcome of one family unit and the beginning of another: a conversion that mirrors Nature. In the Jewish tradition, “the dawning wedding day heralds the happiest and holiest day of one’s life.” Catholics too see the wedding […]
Ending Child Marriage – NH 2021
HB60: An Act to End Child Marriage Members of the Justice of the Peace Association are strong advocates to end child marriage. As a result, working on members’ behalf, JPus submitted written testimony to the New Hampshire Child and Family Law Committee supporting HB60. If successful, then this bill will finally end child marriage in the state. Below, see the additional links for related JPus activity to end child marriage in NH and other states. Related Links ★ Information about our advocacy and partnerships for officiants about child and forced marriage. ★ Education and training for officiants about child and forced marriage […]
Website Updates Coming Soon
In order to keep up with current technology and security measures, JPus is launching a new website version of findaJP.com and JPus.org. The primary purpose of this update is to improve the websites’ performance, speed, and security. It will also make it easier for administrators (Loretta and Atlantis) to manage all the different components. For this reason, changes to the general appearance will be minor. Stay tuned for an announcement of an official launch date in the near future. For now, read more about the upcoming updates below. Front-End Updates There will NOT be a full visual redesign of findaJP […]
NH Bill to End Child Marriage
On January 22, 2023, the Justice of the Peace Association submitted testimony to New Hampshire’s Children and Family Law Committee in support of HB34. The legislation would change the minimum age to marry in the state to 18 – no exceptions. Read JPus’ testimony. Related Links Information about our advocacy and partnerships for officiants about child and forced marriage. JPus has been on the forefront of legislative activity to end child marriage in other states Follow our state-by-state changes to marriage laws How membership voted to join the Coalition to End Child Marriage Education and training for officiants about child and forced marriage
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