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Podcast: Law School
Episode: Family law (2023): Validity of marriages: Sham marriage + Amatonormativity
Description: A sham marriage or fake marriage is a marriage of convenience entered into without intending to create a real marital relationship. This is usually for the purpose of gaining an advantage from the marriage.
Definitions of sham marriage vary by jurisdiction, but are often related to immigration. The essential point in the varying definitions is whether the couple intend to live in a real marital relationship, to establish a life together. A typical definition by the UK Home Office in 2015:
A sham marriage or civil partnership is one where the relationship is not genuine but...