"Lele had already registered the marriage with the other party; they were married but just hadn't held a wedding ceremony. How did that become marriage fraud?"
Zhang Wei's mouth twitched.
He continued patiently, "The copy of the complaint states that you prevented the man and woman from meeting. What is this about?"
This point, in fact, was a fabricated element within the marriage fraud scheme: using marriage as a "false fact" to obtain the betrothal gift.
Even though the marriage certificate was issued, marriage has a clear legal definition. It refers to a man and a woman who have registered their marriage, living together and forming a family. There are two key points: marriage registration and cohabitation.
