Abstract
As throuples and other forms of polyamorous relationships gain visibility and acceptance, courts will have to confront the legal issues that will likely arise when a throuple forms and when it dissolves. How should courts determine child custody for three equally situated parents? How should courts divide assets among three people who have cohabitated in a marriage-like relationship? This note_comment describes some of the legal problems throuples are most likely to encounter, especially regarding child custody and division of assets. This note_comment outlines some of the ideal solutions to these problems, such as forming contracts with the help of an attorney. Lastly, this note_comment argues that courts should expand family law doctrines for unmarried cohabitants to include throuples as well.
Volume
108
Issue
3
Page
1559
Year
2024
Recommended Citation
Philip de Sa e Silva,
Throuples and Family Law,
108
Minn. L. Rev.
1559
(2024).
Available at:
https://doi.org/10.24926/265535.4272
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.24926/265535.4272
Publication Abbreviation
Minn. L. Rev.
