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Most polygamous families in the country are of Muslim background; they may also be aristocrats, registered civil servants, Islamic students (santri), and wholesalers. [221] [222] Constitutionally, Indonesia (basically) only recognizes monogamy. But, government allows polygamy in some conditions: The wife cannot carry out her obligations as a wife.
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]
[63] as Smith took Desdemona as a plural wife [64] and became part of an early group wives taken by Smith [65] After Smiths death, Desdemona married Ezra T. Benson on January 26, 1846, in the Nauvoo Temple [66] The marriage was only "for time", [67] instead of being for "time and all eternity", meaning that Desdemona was sealed to Smith in the ...
Polygamist Kody Brown and his four wives became infamous across the world when their TLC show "Sister Wives" aired in 2010. Because they made their lifestyle so public, they were forced to take residence in Nevada to avoid Utah law enforcement. It was their case, Brown v. Buhman that inspired House Bill 99.
Some states' statutes refer to polygamy while others use the bigamy term. Criminal sentences differ widely. Prosecutions for either violation are extremely rare. [citation needed] Polygamy is a practice difficult to define since it virtually never occurs in the context of legal licensing. Given that Mormon polygamists migrated to the Rocky ...
Thirteen years ago, “Sister Wives” shocked viewers when it debuted on TLC, following the ins and outs of the polygamist Brown family — Kody Brown, his four wives, Robyn, Meri, Janelle and ...
China: Polygamy is illegal under the Civil code passed in 2020, which replaced a similar 1950 and 1980 prohibition. [102] Hong Kong: Polygamy ended with the passing of the Marriage Act of 1971 [103] when the country was a crown colony under the former flag . Previous unions entered into under customary law are recognised in some situations.
A “self-proclaimed prophet” had more than 20 wives, including children, and said it was the “Heavenly Father’s will” he participate in sex acts with them, according to an FBI affidavit.