Marriage
U.S. Immigration: Marriage-Based Green Card
March 13, 2009By Attorneys Robert L. Reeves and Jeff L. Khurgel The Immigration Consequences of Marriage Fraud As required by law, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will deny immigration petitions and applications for adjustment of status where there is evidence...
Orthodox Christians, Muslims in Russia Split on Marriages
January 20, 2009by Paul Goble Many Russian Orthodox priests believe that "mixed" marriages between committed Christians and committed Muslims are unlikely to work, while many Muslim leaders are convinced that such marriages are not only possible but...
Genealogists lose access to ledgers
October 29, 2007Genealogists are furious the British government has locked away more than 150 years' worth of marriage, birth and death records kept on paper in London. The Family Records Center has permanently shelved the ledgers in favor of an online version which...
Bottled message response 'a sign'
October 01, 2007A pair of Racine, Wis., newlyweds said they received a sign of the marriage's future success when their wedding vows washed up in Michigan. Melody Kloska and Matt Behrs threw a bottle containing their wedding vows into Lake Michigan after their Aug...
Taiwan police screen Chinese brides to prevent fake marriages
December 26, 2006Taipei (dpa) - Taiwan police's strict screening of mainland Chinese brides has broken up more some 30,000 cross-Strait marriages, most of which were genuine, a newspaper said on Tuesday. The China Times said that since Taiwan introduced interviews...
Lesbian couple wed in Canada launch landmark lawsuit seeking marriage rights in Ireland
October 03, 2006A lesbian couple who were legally married in Canada launched a landmark lawsuit Tuesday seeking to win the same legal rights and financial benefits as married heterosexuals in Ireland. Ann Louise Gilligan and Katherine Zappone who were married in...