Marriage

===="Marriage of convenience"====
Sometimes people marry to take advantage of a certain situation, sometimes called a [[marriage of convenience]] or a sham marriage. In 2003, over 180,000 immigrants were admitted to the U.S. as spouses of [[Citizenship of the United States|U.S. citizens]];<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/yearbook/2003/2003IMMtables.pdf |title=Immigration to the United States: Fiscal years 1820–2003 }}&nbsp;{{small|(2.03&nbsp;MB)}}</ref> more were admitted as fiancés of US citizens for the purpose of being married within 90 days. These marriages had a diverse range of motives, including [[green card marriage|obtaining permanent residency]], securing an inheritance that has a marriage clause, or to enroll in health insurance, among many others. While all marriages have a complex combination of conveniences motivating the parties to marry, a marriage of convenience is one that is devoid of normal reasons to marry. In certain countries like Singapore sham marriages are punishable criminal offences.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sham marriage: Married on the day they met to prolong her stay |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/sham-marriage-married-the-day-they-met-prolong-her-stay-20140626|access-date=26 June 2014}}</ref>