If you are married and want to engage in polygamy, you will have to enter spiritual unions with your additional spouses. On paper, only the legally-wedded couple is married. However, the family may live with other spouses, provided that no other marriage certificates sites acquired for those unions.

How does a polygamist family work?

When a man is married to more than one wife at the same time, sociologists call this polygyny. When a woman is married to more than one husband at a time, it is called polyandry. In societies which allow or tolerate polygamy, in the vast majority of cases the form accepted is polygyny.

Where can you be a polygamist?

Countries that recognize polygamous marriagesAlgeria.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.More items