Editing Marriage of convenience (section)

{{Short description|Marriage for practical reasons (not love)}}
{{For|the films|Marriage of Convenience (1960 film)|Marriage of Convenience (1966 film)}}
{{distinguish|Predatory marriage}}
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{{globalize|article|the English-speaking world and Europe|date=April 2015}}}}
A '''marriage of convenience'''  is a marriage contracted for reasons other than that of love and commitment. Instead, such a marriage is entered into for personal gain, or some other sort of strategic purpose, such as a [[political marriage]]. Cases where those married do not intend to live together as a couple, and typically married only for one of them to gain the right to reside in a country, are considered to be [[sham marriage]]s. In many cultures, it is usual for parents to decide their adult children's marriages; this is called an [[arranged marriage]].

Marriages of convenience that are sham, and arranged marriages that are [[Forced marriage|forced]], are against the law in many [[jurisdiction]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/a-bad-marriage-is-not-the-same-as-a-sham-marriage-28481 |title=A Bad Marriage is Not the Same as a Sham Marriage|website=HG.org |author=Law Offices of Susan V. Perez |access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref>