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Thank you! Finally an explanation that makes sense to me. I can understand how multiple spouses in relation to things like wills and medical issues, etc., might impact the state. Maybe they would have to choose one spouse as a decision-maker in such instances. I'm sure a lot of those issues could have some simple solutions, but of course I'm not a lawmaker or a lawyer, so I'm not sure.
I agree. It could most likely be taken care of with a lawyer. And there are a few other issues that could potentially cause a problem, but I honestly don't know how well that could be argued (these mainly relate to the federal ban on such marriages, which would have to almost certainly have to be struck down prior to any state ban being legitimately struck down concerning polygamy).
The case that comes to mind when discussing polygamy is always the Terry Schiavo case because I think that had she had more than one husband or spouse, they both would have had equal say in whether to pull the plug (unlike her parents), and that could have truly been a legal nightmare if they had differing opinions on whether or not to remove her feeding tubes.