Polygamy—a legally or customarily recognized marriage involving three or more people—is currently illegal in Australia.

The UAE has issued a new personal status law, namely, Federal Decree Law No. 41 of 2024 on the Issuance of the Personal ...

On Thursday, the House approved an exception to the new law, passing a bill that makes 17 the age of consent for marriage if one of the pair is active duty military. Less than three months after New ...

The first person in Australia convicted under forced marriage laws has lost the right to appeal her prison sentence.

Under the amended Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, the punishment for rape under the pretext of marriage has ...

Foreign nationals who marry U.S. citizens do not have to wait for a visa, and after a 2-year conditional period, there are no ...

Marriage fraud typically involves a US citizen or lawful permanent resident entering into a sham marriage with a foreign national — often in exchange for money or favours — to help the non-citizen ...

Presidential executive orders and legislation from the Ohio Statehouse have created concerns in the LGBTQ community about ...

A Family Court in Mumbai on Thursday dissolved the marriage between Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and his estranged wife ...

In a recent ruling, the Madras High Court upheld that watching pornography and masturbating by a wife does not equate to ...

The agency also urged the public to report suspected cases of marriage fraud and abuse in immigration benefit programs.

Cheung Ka-cheung, 69, carried out ‘persistent and relentless’ attack on victim using cleaver and fruit knife, court hears.