Editing Non-monogamy (section)

=== Consensual non-monogamy ===
Unlike polygamy, CNM does not involve multiple legally recognised marriages but instead consists of consensual agreements between adults to engage in multiple romantic or sexual relationships. This distinction allows CNM to operate within the bounds of the law in jurisdictions where monogamy is the legal marital standard. At the same time, the lack of legal recognition for CNM relationships means they are excluded from many legal protections, such as inheritance rights, hospital visitation, spousal visas, and parental responsibilities, as existing legal frameworks typically do not accommodate multiple concurrent partnerships.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Füllgrabe |first1=Doris |last2=Smith |first2=David S. |date=2023-10-01 |title="Monogamy? In this Economy?": Stigma and Resilience in Consensual Non-Monogamous Relationships |journal=Sexuality & Culture |language=en |volume=27 |issue=5 |pages=1955–1976 |doi=10.1007/s12119-023-10099-7 |issn=1936-4822|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite SSRN |last=Emens |first=Elizabeth F. |date=2004 |title=Monogamy's Law: Compulsory Monogamy and Polyamorous Existence |ssrn=506242}}</ref><ref name=":12" /> However, in recent years Canada and some of the U.S. states have taken steps toward recognising CNM relationships. In April 2018, the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in Canada recognized three adults in a polyamorous relationship as the legal parents of a child, marking a significant precedent in family law.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Challborn |first=Margot R. |date=2024 |title=Polyamory and Legal Parentage: The Possibilities of C.C. (Re) and BCSC 767 for Expanding Conceptions of Kinship in Canada |url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10691-023-09539-4 |journal=Feminist Legal Studies |language=en |volume=32 |issue=3 |pages=331–351 |doi=10.1007/s10691-023-09539-4 |issn=0966-3622|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Similarly, in June 2020, Somerville, Massachusetts, became the first U.S. city to adopt an ordinance permitting domestic partnerships involving more than two adults, thereby legally recognising CNM relationships.<ref>{{Cite web |last=hlr |date=2022-03-10 |title=Three's Company, Too: The Emergence of Polyamorous Partnership |url=https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-135/threes-company-too-the-emergence-of-polyamorous-partnership-ordinances/#:~:text=In%20the%20summer%20of%202020,legal%20recognition%20of%20their%20relationships. |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Harvard Law Review |language=en-US}}</ref>

Consensually non-monogamous relationships have no legal recognition in Muslim-majority countries, and extramarital relationships, even consensual, are typically criminalised.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Hosseini |first=Ziba Mir |date=2010 |title=Criminalizing Sexuality: Zina Laws as Violence Against Women in Muslim Contexts |url=https://documentation.lastradainternational.org/lsidocs/islamic.pdf}}</ref>