{"id":787,"date":"2007-11-30T15:16:17","date_gmt":"2007-11-30T20:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2007\/11\/30\/indonesian-businessman-wants-polygamy-made-easier\/"},"modified":"2008-01-30T20:40:10","modified_gmt":"2008-01-31T01:40:10","slug":"indonesian-businessman-wants-polygamy-made-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2007\/11\/30\/indonesian-businessman-wants-polygamy-made-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesian businessman wants Polygamy made easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>An Indonesian businessman is complaining that polygamy is not so easy. The businessman&#8217;s attempt to make polygamy easier was rejected by the Indonesian constitutional court earlier this year.<\/p>\n<div style=\u00e2\u20ac\u009ddisplay:block;float:left;padding:5px;\u00e2\u20ac\u009d><!--adsense#smallsquare--><\/div>\n<p>Polygamy is legal in Indonesia but according to the countries marriage laws the only way that a man can take a second wife is to have it approved in court.  To obtain approval the first wife must agree and either must be disabled or be unable to have children.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<!--CusAds--><p>The businessman&#8217;s attempt to change the policy on Polygamy involved arguing that the conditions listed above effectively prevent polygamy and have caused many men to simply avoid registering their second marriages.  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