fraudulent marriage
Bogus wedding scheme
A fraudulent marriage is one entered into for purposes other than genuine partnership—typically to gain immigration status, citizenship, insurance benefits, or inheritance rights.
The couple may never live together or may divorce immediately after achieving the fraudulent goal.
They suspected a fraudulent marriage when the bride couldn't name her husband's birthday.
Also called a sham marriage or marriage of convenience.
- financial gainIncome exceeding expenses
- bigamyIllegal second marriage
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- legal repercussionsJudicial consequences of actions
- emotional traumaLasting psychological injury
stigma · background checks · annulment · coercion · perjury · deportation · societal pressure · identity theft · family honor · conspiracy · social climbing · mail order bride · exploitation · tax evasion · visa scam · financial loss · desperation · social ostracism
- marriage crimesbigamy, bride trafficking, polygamy, child bride, consent violation
- marriage annulmentannulment, nullity, church annulment, church court, dispensation
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