Legal Aspects
For group marriage as a type of marriage, that includes weddings and describing/considering each other as married, spouses, wives/husbands, etc. see Bigamy, Polygamy in North America or Polygamy in Christianity.
"Group marriage" can more informally describe a polyamorous relationship, "… our little group marriage", when no claim to being married is made.
In most countries, it is legal for three or more people to form and share a sexual relationship (subject sometimes to laws against homosexuality). However, no Western countries permit marriage among more than two people. Nor do they give strong and equal legal protection (e.g., of rights relating to children) to non-married partners – the legal regime is not comparable to that applied to married couples. Individuals involved in polyamorous relationships are considered by the law to be no different from people who live together, or "date", under other circumstances.
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