Sung Hee Damon Sang Woo Lee Seung Woo Lee v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General

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• finding a good faith marriage even though couple only married four years, and had only lived together as married for one year
• describing legal and factual issues involved in good faith marriage determinations
• “Whether [a beneficiary] 9 entered into the qualifying marriage in good faith is an intrinsically fact-specific question 10 reviewed under the substantial evidence standard.”
• test for a bona fide marriage is whether the couple intended to establish a life together at the time they were married
• agency may not impose its own values or impose opinions about how parties in a marriage should behave
• evidence relevant to intent includes proof of shared insurance policies, income tax forms or bank accounts, and testimony or other evidence regarding the couple’s courtship, wedding ceremony, and whether they shared a residence

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