Multiple Wives, Multiple Husbands, Not at the Same Time

The title needs work, but in essence, Should Polygamy be allowed for consenting adults? How should Polygamy be recognized in the Courts? What are the benefits and costs of such relationships?

The New York Times (www.nytimes.com) has a great debate of 6 "experts" comparing their pros and cons in today's online edition. http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/12/17/should-plural-marriage-be-legal
 One or two writers are concerned for the rights of women in these multiple relationship marriages, but all writers assume that the multiples will be women and not men. So very sexist.

A Step in the Wrong Direction

W. Bradford Wilcox, the director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia and a senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, is the author of “Gender and Parenthood: Biological and Social Scientific Perspectives.” He is on Twitter.

Polygamy Is Bad for Women

Shoshana Grossbard is a professor of economics emerita at San Diego State University and a visiting professor of economics at the University of Zaragoza. In 2010, she testified as an expert witness at a constitutional reference case in British Columbia aimed at determining the validity of Canada's polygamy law.

Two writers deftly compare the Gay  Marriage debate with Polygamy:

Enough With the Scare Tactics

John Corvino, chairman of the philosophy department at Wayne State University, is the author of "What’s Wrong With Homosexuality?"

 

Legally, No Different From Same-Sex Unions

Ron Den Otter is an associate professor of political science at Cal Poly San Luis Opisbo.

 

While another is ready to open all doors:

We Are a Nation of Boundary Breakers

Melynda Price is an associate professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law and blogs at Thoughts of an Ivory Tower Interloper.

 

Finally a writer pleads for intelligent debate and compassion with regard to laws that define the most basic human relationships.

Understanding Who ‘They’ Are

Ralph Richard Banks, the Jackson Eli Reynolds professor of law at Stanford Law School, is the author of "Is Marriage for White People? How the African American Marriage Decline Affects Everyone."

 

Of course as a Collaborative Divorce Attorney, I am in favor of Adults making their own decisions with regard to both the making of marriage contracts and the breaking up of same. If you find the discussions above interesting, visit my website, www.aubreylaw.com or drop me an email aubreylaw@gmail.com , or call me at 407-645-3297. I look forward to hearing from you!