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Polygamous marriages contracted abroad are legal, however, the German authorities announced plans to close this legal loophole by making it a barrier to naturalization. [127] In Ireland, [ 128 ] the Catholic Church in Ireland allowed someone with a church annulment but no civil annulment to remarry in church; such a marriage was legally null ...
In an October 2004 op-ed for USA Today, George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley argued that, as a simple matter of equal treatment under law, polygamy ought to be legal. Acknowledging that underage girls are sometimes coerced into polygamous marriages, Turley replied that "banning polygamy is no more a solution to child abuse ...
However, these polygamous marriages are not recognized by American law. Because polygamy has been illegal throughout the United States since the mid-19th century, and because it was illegal in many individual states before that period of time, sources on alternative marriage practices are limited.
Traditional Hindu law allowed polygamy if the first wife could not bear a child. [139] The Hindu Marriage Act was enacted in 1955 by the Indian Parliament and made polygamy illegal for everyone in India except for Muslims. Prior to 1955, polygamy was permitted for Hindus. Marriage laws in India are dependent upon the religion of the parties in ...
Chatwin v. United States, 326 U.S. 455 (1946) — underaged polygamous marriage with consent not prosecutable under the Federal Kidnapping Act; Cleveland v. United States, 329 U.S. 14 (1946) — polygamous marriage an "immoral purpose" under the Mann Act; Musser v. Utah, 333 U.S. 95 (1948) — polygamy not religious free speech
Sens. Thom Tillis and Richard Burr of NC voted to advance the Respect for Marriage Act, after Tillis proposed an amendment to protect religious institutions.
Polyamory in the United States (from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús) 'many' and Latin amor 'love') is the practice of, or the desire for, romantic relationships with more than one partner at the same time, with the informed consent of all partners involved, in the United States.
A post shared on Facebook claims President-elect Donald Trump has purportedly banned same-sex marriage in all 50 states in the U.S. Verdict: False The claim is not referenced on Trump’s website ...