Counseling aimed at reducing divorces

Experts suggest offering marriage classes to students

BEIJING - In the hope of lowering China's soaring divorce rate, love counseling will be offered in offices where couples go in Beijing to end their marriages.

"Professionally trained social workers will offer free services, including love mediation and legal aid, to help couples resolve marital strife and seek solutions other than divorce," said Gu Xiuqin, director-general of the China Association of Social Workers' marriage and family-affairs committee.