limited purpose marriage

A marriage in which the parties agree to be married only for certain reasons.

• An example is a marriage in which the parties agree to marry so that a child will not be born illegitimate but agree not to live together or to have any duties toward each other. Courts have usu. found these marriages to be binding for all purposes. Cf. sham marriage; green-card marriage.

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译者Anne，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与投资顾问法联邦及地方注册相关的法律文件。