ABSTRACT
This note provides a comparative analysis between the United States’ and Canada’s laws regarding the non-traditional marital practice of polygamy. The note concludes by suggesting that the United States should adopt a law more similar to that of Canada, which provides greater protections to those leaving a polygamous relationship. In its current form, the United States’ stance on polygamy, that departing spouses are not entitled to the traditional rights of monogamous divorcing parties, leaves the best interest of the child at risk.
Friedlander, Nicole, Escape From Plurality: Why the Best Interest of the Child is at Risk (December 2020). 4 Cardozo International and Comparative Law Review, 321 (2020), Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper forthcoming.
First posted 2021-01-22 07:25:08
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