41. Their parents had arranged their marriage. 42. There was the aunt back in West Africa who arranged her marriage to a man more than twice her age. 43. Their marriage was arranged, and the couple and her family later moved to Oklahoma City. 44. Home Secretary David Blunkett also urged Asian communities in Britain who believe in arranged marriages to try to look within this country for spouses rather than the Indian sub-continent. 45. The New South Wales state marriage registrar, Trevor Stacey, said Jackson could have arranged a marriage in Sydney within hours. 46. Their marriage was not arranged by their families, as per Hindu custom, but followed a love affair, dailies said. 47. When the parents arranged her marriage to someone else the pair eloped and were married. 48. Most Indian marriages are arranged by the parents, who choose partners for their children within the confines of caste, religion and linguistic groups. 49. The father of six was charged with two misdemeanor counts of child abuse for allegedly arranging the marriages and allowing them to be consummated. 50. The New South Wales state Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Trevor Stacey, said Michael Jackson could have arranged a marriage in Sydney within hours. |