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      "have it recognised abroad",
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        "relation": "is created by",
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      "Sham marriages for immigration fraud"
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        "Families"
      ]
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                    "text": "Were the legal conditions for marriage met?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Under which law?",
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                    "text": "Which rights and duties arise?",
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                    "text": "Which property regime applies?",
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            "id": "recognition",
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                    "text": "Is this marriage recognised in another country?",
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                  {
                    "text": "What documents are needed?",
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        "id": "dissolution",
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                    "text": "How can the marriage be dissolved here?",
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                    "text": "What happens to property and children?",
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                    "text": "On what grounds can it be annulled?",
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                    "text": "Who decides?",
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                    "text": "Was either party a child?",
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                "id": "help-finding",
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                "questions": [
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                    "text": "Where can someone at risk get help?",
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                    "text": "What emergency contact applies?",
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    "Should forms of marriage be separate entries with legal status by jurisdiction?",
    "How should recognition across jurisdictions be modelled?",
    "How should agents respond to signs of forced marriage?"
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