In last Friday’s open comments forum, one of my commenters asked if marriage were a wholly private matter, whether that would allow polygamy.
I think one would find few cases of polygamy in any event, as relationships of many are potentially less stable (with shifting alliances possible) than relationships between two.
Nonetheless, the different relationship of bigamy is also illegal. Perhaps even worse than mere bigamy, is the excuse a man may have offered for not divorcing his first wife before marrying a second: “A criminal complaint says Buehler told investigators he planned to divorce his first wife, but time just slipped away.”
See, “Eau Claire man with 2 wives fined” by Latest News — GazetteXtra.