4 ▁r uling ▁of ▁U . S . ▁District ▁Judge ▁Robert ▁L . ▁H ink le ▁that ▁Florida ' s ▁same ▁sex ▁marriage ▁ban ▁viol ated ▁the ▁due ▁process ▁and ▁equal ▁protection ▁cla uses ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Constitution , ▁PA IR S ▁Foundation ▁began ▁offering ▁PA IR S ▁for ▁Love , ▁for ▁Life ▁classes ▁in ▁Miami - D ade ▁and ▁Brow ard ▁County , ▁Florida ▁specifically ▁ge ared ▁to ▁committed , ▁engaged ▁and ▁married ▁same ▁sex ▁cou ples . ▁Based ▁on ▁Florida ' s ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Mar riage ▁Pre par ation ▁and ▁Pres ervation ▁Act , ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁PA IR S ▁class ▁allows ▁same ▁sex ▁cou ples ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁disc ount ▁on ▁marriage ▁lic enses ▁and ▁exem ption ▁from ▁Florida ' s ▁typical ▁three - day ▁waiting ▁period . ▁ ▁C urr ic ula ▁ ▁" PA IR S ▁Ess entials " ▁is ▁a ▁nine - hour ▁curr icul um ▁delivered ▁in ▁a ▁group ▁setting , ▁with ▁a ▁PA IR S ▁Inst ruct or , ▁often ▁over ▁a ▁week end , ▁or ▁in ▁several ▁week ly ▁class ▁sessions . ▁ ▁" PA IR S ▁For ▁Our ▁Future , ▁For ▁Our ▁Family " ▁is ▁a ▁ 3 0 - hour ▁curr icul um ▁typically ▁delivered ▁over ▁ 1 2 ▁week ly ▁ 2 - 1 / 2 ▁hour ▁sessions ▁" ▁" PA IR S ▁Master y ▁Cour se " ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 2 0 - hour , ▁sem ester - long ▁curr icul um ▁delivered