In the Lipetsk region recognized invalid marriage for 70 thousand rubles

The Yelets district court declared invalid the marriage, which was concluded in 2019 to legalize the stay of a foreigner in Russia. For a formal union, the man paid the woman 70 thousand rubles, and subsequently received a temporary residence permit and a residence permit.

As reported in the joint press service of the judicial system of the Lipetsk region, the couple did not create a family: they did not have a common household, did not have a joint budget and property, did not introduce each other to relatives. The couple also did not have children, and the woman did not take her husband's name.

After the marriage, the man moved to Moscow, where, according to the case file, he lived and worked independently. In court, the woman did not agree with the claim and explained that she had previously called the marriage a fictitious because of a personal resentment against her husband. However, the court did not accept this argument.

After studying the circumstances of the case, the court concluded that the marriage was concluded only formally, without the intention to create a family. The claim was satisfied in full, and the union registered in 2019 was declared invalid.