(May 21, 2012 at 10:15 pm)Justtristo Wrote: With all the discussion of legally recognizing same sex marriages, I feel in my opinion the legal recognition of multiple partner marriages will be the next step.
My $0.02 on the subject, I am not a fan of the polygamous marriages which are allowed by the Islamic religion. Since that often leads to the oppression of women. However I cant think of any moral objection to legally recognizing multiple partner, so long as it is between mutually consenting adults.
I'm all for legalizing polygamy in theory, but not just yet. I think that in the current religious state of the world, the potential for abuse is simply too great and a lot of practical aspects of such a union would need to be figured out before it becomes mainstream. The litigation costs alone, in cases of inheritance or divorce, would soar sky-high.
Currently, I'd suggest that every such proposed union involving more than two parties should be taken on case by case basis, with the judges determining if all the concerned parties have rationally considered and accepted all the consequences of such a unconventional marriage and therefore cannot be considered to be entering into it under duress.
