How to Protect Mail Order Brides

Because of the prosperity and freedom offered in the United States, many women from across the world are willing to make themselves available for interested American men. However, these mail order brides put themselves at enormous risk when they agree to these contractual marriages. Read on to learn more.

Difficulty: Challenging

Instructions

1. Discuss the seriousness of the contract with the mail order bride. Many of these women fail to understand the commitment they are making can last for long periods of time and can lead to longstanding legal obligations.

2. Encourage the mail order bride to develop strong communication skills so that they can express themselves articulately. Being able to stand firm in a non-language is itself a powerful to protect mail order brides.

3. Talk to the man who has brought the mail order bride to the country and try to determine his motives. Some of these men might be essentially seeking a legal slave and identifying these traits early on might help protect a mail order bride.

4. Contact social services if you believe physical abuse or mental cruelty might be occurring. Many mail order brides live in a world of secrecy and shame and do not know what legal recourses are available to them if they are being mistreated.

5. Tell the mail order bride about abuse shelters that offer protection against an abusive spouse. These shelters can provide the safety and security for an abused mail order bride to get on her feet.

6. Educate the mail order bride on medical services that might be available a little or no cost for low income people. This can help protect the future health of the mail order bride if she decides to seek a life on her own.

Resources

• Domesticabuseshelter.org has tips on surviving domestic abuse.
• 866uswomen.org is an emergency contact listing for women.
• Nostatusquo.com discusses mail order brides and relationships.

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on 5/31/2008 These are all excellent ideas and reputable mail order bride companies take every effort to see that happy marriages result from the union of foreign brides.

The USA Mail Order Bride Act helped in some regards and the USA Consulates now provide information on abuse and what a woman can do should she be subjected to abuse.

But the flip side is that foreign bride marriages only have a 20% divorce rate while the American to American divorce rate is around 52%. Men marrying mail order brides go through a Homeland Security background check as do the women. (Perhaps this is part of what accounts for the lower divorce rate in that their is some screening versus none in a American/American marriage).

Most foreign brides are seeking love and companionship and for men willing to provide such mail order brides can be wonderful.


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