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Old 06-30-2015, 12:05 PM   #55
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Originally Posted by corporatejay View Post
yeah, I'm totally with you on the first part. It's a logistical nightmare to allow polygamy which is why I would be "against" it. Although, if someone could demonstrate it could work I'd be all ears.

My morality on it is, if you can demonstrate that all parties are consenting adults and are under no duress, then who am I to judge. The problem is, so many of the polygamists have child incest brides and whatnot that it's just a cluster-eff.
I think they can get away with child incest brides because it is illegal. The wedding is illegal so they don't have to get a marriage license and follow any of the laws around age of consent. If it were legal to have multiple spouses then the other marriage laws would apply.

One of the problems with polygamy as it currently stands is that only the legal spouse has any rights. If the second spouse wants a divorce she has no claim on any assets and the Dower act doesn't apply so her house can be sold without her permission.
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