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Polygamy is legal in 58 out of nearly 200 sovereign states, the vast majority of them being Muslim-majority countries. Some countries that permit polygamy have restrictions, such as requiring the first wife to give her consent. In countries that ban polygamy, the offence is commonly called bigamy, though
[note 1] In many countries, the law only recognises monogamous marriages (a person can only have one spouse, and bigamy is illegal), but adultery is not illegal, leading to a situation of de facto polygamy being allowed without legal recognition for non-official "spouses". Worldwide, different societies variously encourage, accept or outlaw ...
Utah, 333 U.S. 95 (1948) — polygamy not religious free speech In re Black , 3 Utah 2d 315 (1955) [283 P.2d 887] [ 8 ] — raising children in a polygamist household is evidence of child neglect ; the state can remove and retain custody of children while their parents unlawful cohabitation continues
Indonesia’s 1974 Marriage Law, which first introduced conditions for polygamy, has faced growing calls for reform from activists and human rights organisations.
Pages in category "Polygamy by country" The following 77 pages are in this category, out of 77 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Polygamy in ...
Polygamy is a crime and punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or both, according to the law of the individual state and the circumstances of the offense. [18] Polygamy was outlawed in federal territories by the Edmunds Act, and there are laws against the practice in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam, [19] and Puerto Rico. [20]
Karaite Jews have no rules against polygyny, though the practice itself in modern times is rare, and is not found at all among Karaites living in countries where polygamy is against the law. The husband, however, is only allowed to take other wives if he has the means and ability to treat them equally to the primary wife, and even then only if ...
Slovenia became the latest country to approve same-sex marriage on October 4, 2022, after the court struck down the country's ban in July. The 32 countries around the world where same-sex marriage ...