Definition
Programs that provide legal assistance including consultation and representation for victims or potential victims of forced marriages. Forced marriage is a practice in which pressure or abuse is used to coerce one or both parties to marry without their full and free consent. In some U.S. states, forced marriage is a crime, and in all U.S. states, people who force someone to marry may be charged with violating state laws including those against domestic violence, child abuse, rape, assault, kidnapping, threats of violence, stalking or coercion.
URL Name
FT-3100
Third Level Code
FT-3100
Taxonomy Code
FT-3100
Parent Code
FT
Family Code
F
Second Level Code
FT
Publication Status
Draft