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Polyamorous relationships have likely existed from the dawn of human history. Even though pair relationships have dominated Western culture since the days of the Ancient Greeks and Romans, polygamous marriages are permitted by law and remain important parts of the cultural fabric in many countries — particularly in western Africa and in nations governed by sharia law — and are socially accepted but neither legalized nor criminalized in others. Polyamorous relationships, the unmarried cousin of polygamous relationships, are growing in popularity in North America and in Europe, and more Canadians identify as polyamorous today than ever before. | Polyamorous relationships have likely existed from the dawn of human history. Even though pair relationships have dominated Western culture since the days of the Ancient Greeks and Romans, polygamous marriages are permitted by law and remain important parts of the cultural fabric in many countries — particularly in western Africa and in nations governed by sharia law — and are socially accepted but neither legalized nor criminalized in others. Polyamorous relationships, the unmarried cousin of polygamous relationships, are growing in popularity in North America and in Europe, and more Canadians identify as polyamorous today than ever before. | ||
That being said, the exact number of Canadians who consider themselves to be polyamorous or are engaged in polyamorous relationships is unknown as Statistics Canada doesn't track polyamorous relationships in its population surveys. The limited information available from the United States suggests that in 2009, one in 614 Americans lived in openly polyamorous relationships and that in 2010, one in 500 Americans identified as polyamorous. Research conducted by [https://prism.ucalgary.ca/bitstream/handle/1880/107212/Perceptions_of_Polyamory_-_Dec_2017.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family] in 2016 found that 82.4 percent of the 547 respondents to a national survey agreed that the number of people who identify as polyamorous in Canada is increasing, while 80.9 percent agreed that the number of people involved in polyamorous relationships is increasing. | |||
Family law is relevant to people in polyamorous relationships just as it's relevant to people in other kinds of family relationship. If there are children, parenting and child support may be an issue. If an adult is dependent on others, spousal support may be an issue. If property has been purchased or debt incurred, the identification of property rights may be an issue. However, you'll remember the discussion earlier in this chapter about how the rights and responsibilities family law talks about depend on how people fit into terms like ''spouse'', ''common-law partner'', ''parent'', ''guardian'' and ''child''. That's where things get difficult for people in polyamorous relationships. British Columbia's ''[[Family Law Act]]'', the federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'', and the family law legislation of the other provinces and territories are all written on the assumption that adult relationships only come in pairs, and figuring out how the square peg of polyamorous relationships fits into the round hole of pair relationships can be tricky. | Family law is relevant to people in polyamorous relationships just as it's relevant to people in other kinds of family relationship. If there are children, parenting and child support may be an issue. If an adult is dependent on others, spousal support may be an issue. If property has been purchased or debt incurred, the identification of property rights may be an issue. However, you'll remember the discussion earlier in this chapter about how the rights and responsibilities family law talks about depend on how people fit into terms like ''spouse'', ''common-law partner'', ''parent'', ''guardian'' and ''child''. That's where things get difficult for people in polyamorous relationships. British Columbia's ''[[Family Law Act]]'', the federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'', and the family law legislation of the other provinces and territories are all written on the assumption that adult relationships only come in pairs, and figuring out how the square peg of polyamorous relationships fits into the round hole of pair relationships can be tricky. | ||
