Key legal question
Whether the appellant abused the right under Art. 7 LSEE by relying on a merely formal marriage to obtain settlement
Extracted holding
Yes. The marriage had lost its substantive marital character before five years elapsed and was maintained only to secure settlement status.
Extracted reasoning
The file showed separation in practice, parallel family life, rapid divorce and remarriage, and other indicia that the union was only a community of habitation.