To What Extent Would a Wife Go to Stop Polygamy?
by ana on Nov.28, 2009, under polygamy in media
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MAKKAH: Polygamy (for men) is legal in Saudi Arabia, but it’s no secret that many women are adverse to the idea of sharing a husband (and a husband’s resources) with another (often younger) woman. Some ladies will go to great lengths to impede an abusive husband’s quest for another wife. Take, for example, this woman in Makkah who recruited the help of local police to intercept her husband’s trip to propose marriage to another local woman. She called the police to say she had been attacked and then gave the description of her husband and his car. According to a report in Shams newspaper on Friday, it didn’t take long for a highway patrolman to apprehend the suspect. Later, at the police station, the husband apologized for being abusive and dropped his plans to marry a second woman. His wife then dropped the charges, and the two went off to live happily ever after — at least for the time being.
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As Salaamu Alaikum!
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travel 4 less!
November 29th, 2009 on 12:48 AM
ahaha!
Funny. We are having issues on the polygamy front.
I think I may slah DH’s tires next time he wants to visit Chloe LOL
November 29th, 2009 on 12:59 AM
You’re a little bit scary, Amina LOL
Try not to worry; everything will be OK… This too shall pass; everything does. It doesn’t matter whether the everything is good or bad; it all passes.
This is an open house. No need to knock. Just come on in.
April 5th, 2010 on 6:00 PM
In Saskatchewan Canada, the provincial justice minister has declared it is not necessary to be single to take additional spouses under the law. He says married people can get more spouses simply by living with them and it is all legal according to ten year old legislation of the Saskatchewan family property act.
In fact, if one of the spouses declares they just live with a married person and do not wish to be spouses, the family court judges will declare them spouses under marital property laws
April 5th, 2010 on 9:50 PM
Robert Factum, thank you for joining us and enlightening us about the marital laws in Saskatchewan, Canada. It’s all quite interesting. I’m curious about how it’s all working out with the married parties regarding how they dispose of marital property and settle disputes in court etc. It would be nice to hear more from you regarding it. It’s certainly different from the usual that we’ve been hearing about here
This is an open house. No need to knock. Just come on in.