Sunday, May 17, 2015
Follow up on anti-bigamy
As we discussed polygamy and common law marriage it should be known that Utah is one of the states that practices common law marriage. In doing so one of the explicit laws in Utah is that one cannot cohabitate with another person outside of there marriage. Knowledge about these key issues is pertinent into understanding why the sister wives case was key into "legalizing" polygamy. As of August 2014 Utah it is only legal to have multiple marriages as long as there is no more than one marriage is issued to a person.
In the link below there is a video describing the key events as well as documents directly from the judges decision.
Fox article explaining all the details.
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Wo. That's odd because here in California I feel like everyone is living together! :D What is your opinion on this topic?
ReplyDeleteI think it wouldn't hurt to have polygamy but the problem within the polygamist community is that underage marriages, child abuse, sexual abuse and domestic violence rates are extremely high within these groups. Although it is difficult to gain proper data on these types of marriages because it is still illegal. I think that with proper knowledge and a change in perspective it could be beneficial to make it legal so we can accurately protect the people within these relationships for their wellbeing.
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