Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

Piligamy

What is the Posistion of the Pennsylvania law about this?


Asked on 5/04/09, 10:04 pm

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John Davidson Law Office of John A. Davidson

Re: Polygamy

First off its Polygamy. (many wives, one husband.) There's also polyandry (many husbands, one wife).

It would be a crime called bigamy.

Pennsylvania defines marriage as between a man (singular) and a woman (singular).

{John}

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Answered on 5/05/09, 12:21 am


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