EXPLAIN THIS WHOLE POLYGAMY THING ON THE COMPOUNDS?

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relationship : EXPLAIN THIS WHOLE POLYGAMY THING ON THE COMPOUNDS?

[+] serious ballot by larrynelmira
ACTIVE Fri May 23, 08 - Sat May 23, 09
I'm not sure I understand, if those people did not receive fraudulent marriage license from the State Governments , how can they be charged with Bigamy ?

I can have ten women living with me, I can even have children by those women and that would not be illegal, even have mock weddings ceremonies.

But, unless I defraud by getting more than one marriage license , I've broken no laws.

So what's up with that with that?

I'll explain below
exactly

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Voted : I'll explain below
It's should only be a crime of you do not have a grotto, swimming pool or at least a hot tub.

by _Beelzebubba on Fri May 23, 08 6:00am [+]

( I like Bridget.) 060

by _Beelzebubba on Fri May 23, 08 9:26am [+]

Voted : exactly
no matter how twisted it may be, they truly believe in their religion, and they live according to it.

I hear that it's no picnic for the men either, except for the "prophet". They are usually away for months in the city (salt lake city) at a time, working to support their family.

by LCD on Fri May 23, 08 10:05am [+]

Voted : I'll explain below
The one's I've known of don't get legal marriage licenses. They're married 'in the eyes of God', which is enough for them. And technically, not enough for the state to prosecute.

However, if they take advantage of the common law marriage laws in Texas, they don't have to have a license to be legally married. All the woman has to do, I believe, is live with the man for so many months and proclaim the marriage by either signing her last name as his or making a statement saying that they are married.

So in effect, even if someone was married illegally (invalid license, polygamy, fake priest, etc...), their marriage is considered valid. Though it may not be legal, as in the case of polygamy.

It's been a while since I've researched marriage laws, so I could be wrong. But the above was the case the last time I did any research.

by Grumpy_Person on Fri May 23, 08 9:43pm [+]

^ I forgot about the common law marriages, I know in New York and Pennsylvania it's no longer recognized, I don't know about other states

by larrynelmira on Sat May 24, 08 5:30am [+]

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