In the dreamy castle park, on the beach at sunset or with lots of glitter in Las Vegas: locations and themed offers to get married are diverse. But when is a marriage (concluded abroad) valid in Austria? A legal expert on forced marriages, campfire marriages in Texas, and mother-approved distance marriages.
A controversial case involving an Afghan couple: the man wants to divorce by mutual consent under Austrian law. But there is no marriage certificate. The marriage was once arranged in Afghanistan by a mullah, an Islamic religious scholar. The legally required official entry into the state, which is now once again ruled by the Taliban, is missing. Two Austrian lower courts stopped the divorce, the Supreme Court (OGH) saw it differently.
Source: Krone
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