wedlease

A wedlease is a proposed type of marital contract in which two spouses agree to a marriage of limited duration for a set period of time with renewal options.

The concept and term were introduced by a 2013 opinion piece in The Washington Post.{{cite news |author=Paul Rampell |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-high-divorce-rate-means-its-time-to-try-wedleases/2013/08/04/f2221c1c-f89e-11e2-b018-5b8251f0c56e_story.html |title=A High Divorce Rate Means It's Time to Try 'Wedleases' |newspaper=The Washington Post |department=Opinion |date=August 4, 2013 |access-date=October 12, 2013}} It has since been discussed in numerous other publications.{{cite web |last=Memmott |first=Mark |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/08/13/211700456/would-some-marriages-be-better-if-couples-signed-wedleases |title=Would Some Marriages Be Better If Couples Signed 'Wedleases'? |work=The Two-Way |publisher=NPR |date=August 13, 2013 |access-date=October 12, 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://ordinary-gentlemen.com/2013/08/07/the-wedlease-for-those-of-you-who-see-your-relationship-as-a-rental-property/ |title=The Wedlease: For Those of You Who See Your Relationship as a Rental Property |first=Kyle |last=Cupp |date=August 7, 2013 |work=Ordinary Times |access-date=April 14, 2016}}{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/20/marriage-alternative_n_3787238.html |title=Marriage Alternative 'Wedlease' Generating Buzz, Criticism |date=August 20, 2013 |newspaper=The Huffington Post |access-date=April 14, 2016}}{{cite news |url=http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/marriage-redefined-monogamish-throuple-and-wedlease1 |title=Marriage Redefined: 'Monogamish,' 'Throuple' and 'Wedlease' |work=National Catholic Register |department=Daily News |last=Desmond |first=Joan Frawley |date=August 13, 2013 |access-date=April 14, 2016}}{{cite news |last=Pelley |first=Lauren |url=https://www.thestar.com/life/2015/12/22/wedlock-or-a-wedlease-experts-talk-short-term-marriage.html |title=Wedlock or a Wedlease? Experts Talk Short-term Marriage |date=December 22, 2015 |newspaper=Toronto Star |department=Life |access-date=April 14, 2016}} In 2011, lawmakers of Mexico City proposed introducing marriage contracts that lasted two years in order to assess compatibility and cut divorce rates.{{cite news |author= |title=Mexico City Plans 'Renewable' Marriage |date=September 29, 2011 |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15114406 |access-date=May 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524101746/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-15114406 |archive-date=May 24, 2016 |url-status=live}}