Can you have two wives in the military?

No. The military's law code supersedes service members' religious practice of having more than one wife. Although an experienced defense attorney may have some leverage and wiggle room under these and other circumstances.

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Is polygamy legal in Australia?

Polygamy in Australia is illegal. Polygamy is legal in many African, Asian and Middle Eastern countries, and usually involves more than one wife. Polygamy is also common in certain religious groups in other countries, such as Mormons in the United States.

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Can a man have two wives?

Polygamy usually takes the form of polygyny – when a man marries multiple women. Polyandry, which refers to wives having more than one husband, is even rarer than polygamy and mostly documented among small and relatively isolated communities around the world.

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Can you have multiple wives in Afghanistan?

The Republic of Afghanistan, which is an Islamic Republic under Sharia Law, allows for polygyny. Afghan men may take up to four wives, as Islam allows for such. A man must treat all of his wives equally; however, it has been reported that these regulations are rarely followed.

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Can your wife stay with you in the military?

A join spouse assignment allows legally married active-duty military couples the opportunity to be stationed together at the same installation.

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Does God Support Polygamy?

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How much do military wives get paid?

There is no military spouse pay or stipend, but the military offers a number of benefits to help service members and their families. Your first stop after the wedding should be the nearest military ID card issuing facility to enroll in DEERS, the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System.

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Do military wives get benefits?

As the spouse or dependent child of a Veteran or service member, you may qualify for certain benefits, like health care, life insurance, or money to help pay for school or training.

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What countries allow 3 marriages?

1. Countries That Recognize Polygamous Marriages
  • Algeria.
  • Cameroon.
  • Chad.
  • Central African Republic.
  • Republic of the Congo.
  • Djibouti.
  • Egypt.
  • Gabon: Both men and women can join in polygamous marriage with the other gender under Gabonese law. In practice, the right to multiple spouses is reserved for men only.

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What country allows polygamy?

Polygamy is more widespread in Africa than in any other continent, being most common in a region known as the "polygamy belt" in West Africa and Central Africa, with the countries estimated to have the highest polygamy prevalence in the world being Burkina Faso, Mali, Gambia, Niger and Nigeria.

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Is polygamy illegal in Japan?

(Article 737) Bigamy is prohibited. (Article 732) [declared unconstitutional in 2016 by the Supreme Court: A woman may not remarry within 6 months of the day of dissolution or cancellation of the previous marriage, except the case in which she both gets pregnant before the day and gives birth to the child.

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Can you marry 2 wives in USA?

Polygamy is the practice of having more than one spouse at the same time. Polygamy as a crime originated in the common law, and it is now outlawed in every state. In the United States, polygamy was declared unlawful through the passing of Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act of 1882.

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Can 3 people get married?

In short, no. Most places in the world do not permit a legally recognized marriage union between more than two people (often a man and a woman). There are some places in the world where a man can marry more than one woman, but a woman can't have multiple spouses.

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What is 2 wives of a husband called?

Polygamy (from Late Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía) "state of marriage to many spouses") is the practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married to more than one wife at the same time, sociologists call this polygyny.

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Can Muslims have 4 wives in Australia?

Polygamy is currently illegal in Australia as it necessarily entails the crime of bigamy, which is defined as entering into a marriage with someone while already being legally married to another.

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Can you marry your cousin in Australia?

The short answer to the headline question is yes, you can marry your second cousin in Australia. Some people may be surprised that you can marry your first cousin! In fact, it may shock many people that in Australia there are quite a number of your relatives whom it is legal for you to marry.

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Can half siblings marry in Australia?

A marriage will not be valid if the parties are in a 'prohibited relationship' (s 23B(1)(b) Marriage Act). A prohibited relationship is one between a brother and sister (including half-blood) or between a person and an ancestor (i.e. a parent or grandparent) or descendant (i.e. a child or grandchild).

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Is polygamy legal in New Zealand?

Polygamy is the marriage between more than two persons at the same time. Polygamy is illegal in New Zealand.

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Do I have to tell my wife about my 2nd wife in Islam?

Answer. Praise be to Allah. It is not obligatory for the husband to tell the second wife that he is already married and this does not affect the validity of his marriage to her. So long as the marriage contract fulfilled the necessary requirements and conditions, then it is valid.

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Is polygamy allowed in China?

In China specifically, in cases where the primary wife fails to have sons to preserve the male lineage, i.e. family name, a secondary wife is allowed by law via the sing-song girls concept. Although modern Chinese law explicitly prohibits polygamy, there has been a recent surge of polygamy in mainland China.

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Who married 5 brothers to one woman?

It is thought to have arisen from the popular Sanskrit epic of Mahabharatha, which sees Draupadi, daughter of the King of Pancha being married to five brothers. The practice is also believed to be a way of keeping farming land in the family.

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How many wives can Muslims have?

Muslim societies allow for up to four wives, but not without specific rules and regulations. In traveling throughout Egypt I had an opportunity to talk with many young women about their views on polygamous unions and their applicability to the modern world.

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Is polygamy a sin in the Bible?

John Gill comments on 1 Corinthians 7 and states that polygamy is unlawful; and that one man is to have but one wife, and to keep to her; and that one woman is to have but one husband, and to keep to him and the wife only has a power over the husband's body, a right to it, and may claim the use of it: this power over ...

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Can you live with your girlfriend in the military?

For starters, an unmarried couple cannot live on a base outside of certain extenuating circumstances that would have the non-service member defined as a caregiver for the service member's children. As a result, unmarried military couples typically live off-base.

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What happens to a military wife if husband dies?

The Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) provides financial support to military spouses and/or children when a military member dies while on duty or after retirement. SBP provides eligible beneficiaries with a monthly payment known as an annuity. The recipient of an SBP annuity is referred to as the annuitant.

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Can military wives travel?

You can travel anywhere in the world to which there is a Space-A flight, and you can travel as frequently as you want for the duration of your sponsor's deployment.

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