Seems to me as though someone who is ordered to go to AA by a court is far likely to sincerely benefit from the programme than someone who chooses that path of their own volition. Also, it doesn't sound to me as though this man chose to go to marriage counselling because he wanted to do so. In fact, I don't see any evidence from your post that the man is claiming recovery and sobriety for himself: he's reluctantly agreeing to it because other people want him to give it a try. That's a great shame because without WANTING to recover for his own sake, he's not going to enjoy the process. And sober recovery is a wonderful feeling which has benefits for the addict and the people around them.