Poliqamiyanın qanuniliyi bəzi dünya ölkələrində tanınır. Poliqamiya təxminən 200 müstəqil dövlətdən 58-də qanunidir. Onların əksəriyyəti Afrika və Asiyada yerləşən müsəlman dövlətləridir. Həmin dövlətlərin əksəriyyətində poliginiyaya qanunvericiliklə icazə verilir. Poliandriya isə faktiki olaraq bütün dünya ölkələrində qanunsuz hesab olunur. Digər müstəqil dövlətlər poliqamiyanı tanımırlar.
Qeyd edilən dövlətlərdə yalnız müsəlmanlara münasibətdə poliqam nikahları tənzimləyən xüsusi qanunvericilik aktları var.
The practice of polygamy is legal in the Central African Republic but faces growing resistance among educated women
We all know male polygamy is legal.
[Polygamy] legally becomes theoretically almost impossible if not completely impossible.
Polygamy is commonly practiced in many African societies, including South Sudan.
In Sri Lanka, however, polyandry is actually protected under law. Under the Kandyan Marriage Law, women are permitted to be married to multiple men. In modern Sri Lanka, the practice often starts with a monogamous relationship that then expands with a partner of the wife’s choosing.
Although Angolan law condemns polygamy, or multiple marriages, the practice is widespread in a country with a large share of female-headed households and where woman are often left alone to care for their children.
family structure in Santiago (and in much of Cape Verde) is characterized by informal polygamy
Although polygamy is prohibited in Mozambique there is no punishment. Across the country nearly a third of married women are thought to be in polygamous marriages, according to a NORAD survey.
The modern constitution forbids polygamy; some say it is commonly practiced more often when family economics permit.
Though polygamy is restricted and made punishable under the existing laws, it has long been hidden and prevalent in the country.
The State does not recognise church decrees of annulment. In effect, all marriages celebrated after a church decree of annulment are bigamous and priests celebrating these marriages are accessories before the fact to bigamy and liable to criminal prosecution. ... we have turned a blind eye to the celebration of bigamous marriages and abandoned couples who celebrate them to a legal limbo for so many years.(#redundant_parameters)