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Marriage - The Legal Perspective

Marriage is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as a legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship (historically and in some jurisdictions specifically a union between a man and a woman). Choosing a spouse is one of the most important personal decisions people get to make, given that marriage requires a great deal of commitment. Many hardly look at the legal perspective of marriage, but it is a very important one.  Marriage is much more than a relationship between two people who love each other; it is also a legal contract and is legally binding. Monogamy is the default form of marriage in most countries. Polygamy on the other hand is not legalized in many countries; it is legal in only 58 out of about 200 sovereign states, majority being Muslim-majority countries situated in Asia and Africa. Polygamy is illegal in Europe and North America. Polyandry which is the opposite of polygamy involves a woman taking two or more husbands at...
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