Servile Marriage
Remove romantic love from the concept of marriage and what are you left with? A partnership, long-term companionship, shared living and financial arrangements, the promise of a family - or a domestic horror story?
For the 16-year-old Lebanese Australian girl who successfully took her parents to court last month to protect herself from a forced marriage, it’s definitely the latter. The Sydney judge presiding over her case agreed, and praised her bravery in defying her parents’ decision.
Unfortunately this story is not uncommon. Forced or servile marriage arrangements have reared their ugly heads in many Australian communities of late. Take the last year. A 14 year old Melbourne girl and a 17 year old Sydney girl. Both contacted the AFP in desperation, fearing their family’s plans to force then into marriage overseas.
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