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Family law – Marriage – Forced Marriage. Sheriff Court: Dismissing an application by a local authority for a Forced Marriage Protection Order in respect of a 15-year-old girl, the court held that the girl had not been forced into a marriage, nor had any attempt to force her into a marriage been made, she did not want an order to be made, and one was not required in order to secure her health, safety and wellbeing.
Family law – Marriage – Forced Marriage. Sheriff Court: Dismissing an application by a local authority for a Forced Marriage Protection Order in respect of a 15-year-old girl, the court held that the girl had not been forced into a marriage, nor had any attempt to force her into a marriage been made, she did not want an order to be made, and one was not required in order to secure her health, safety and wellbeing.
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