Difference between revisions of "Polyamorous Relationships"
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The other distinguishing characteristic of polyamorous relationships is that while polygamous marriages tend to be motivated by religious beliefs and revolve around men — ''Sister Wives'' is a very good example of these attitudes, and in fact polygamy was originally criminalized as a response to the spread of the fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to which Kody Brown and his family are adherents — polyamorous relationships tend to be motivated by a belief in the importance of freedom of choice, equality among the members of a relationship, and honesty. | The other distinguishing characteristic of polyamorous relationships is that while polygamous marriages tend to be motivated by religious beliefs and revolve around men — ''Sister Wives'' is a very good example of these attitudes, and in fact polygamy was originally criminalized as a response to the spread of the fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to which Kody Brown and his family are adherents — polyamorous relationships tend to be motivated by a belief in the importance of freedom of choice, equality among the members of a relationship, and honesty. | ||
===Applying family law terminology=== | |||
The federal legislation on marriage and divorce is a good place to start understanding how family law terms like ''spouse'' and ''parent'' apply to people in polyamorous relationships. Section 2 of the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7w02 Civil Marriage Act]'' defines ''marriage'' as "the lawful union of two persons to the exclusion of all others." If that wasn't clear enough, section 2(1) of the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' defines ''spouse'' as "either of two persons who are married to each other." | |||
Legislation like this is clearly written | |||
==Resources and links== | ==Resources and links== | ||