▁in ▁their ▁mat ernal ▁home , ▁living ▁with ▁their ▁brothers , ▁and ▁property ▁is ▁passed ▁mat ril ine ally . ▁A ▁similar ▁form ▁of ▁mat ril ine al , ▁de ▁fact o ▁poly and ry ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁institution ▁of ▁walking ▁marriage ▁among ▁the ▁Mos uo ▁tribe ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁Serial ▁mon og amy ▁Serial ▁mon og amy ▁refers ▁to ▁rem ar riage ▁after ▁divor ce ▁or ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁sp ouse ▁from ▁a ▁mon og am ous ▁marriage , ▁i . e . ▁multiple ▁mar ri ages ▁but ▁only ▁one ▁legal ▁sp ouse ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁( a ▁series ▁of ▁mon og am ous ▁relationships ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Dan ish ▁scholar ▁Mi ri am ▁K . ▁Zeit zen , ▁anth rop olog ists ▁treat ▁serial ▁mon og amy , ▁in ▁which ▁divor ce ▁and ▁rem ar riage ▁occur , ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁pol yg amy ▁as ▁it ▁also ▁can ▁establish ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁households ▁that ▁may ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁tied ▁by ▁shared ▁pat ern ity ▁and ▁shared ▁income . ▁As ▁such , ▁they ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁household ▁form ations ▁created ▁through ▁divor ce ▁and ▁serial ▁mon og amy . ▁ ▁Serial ▁mon og amy ▁creates ▁a ▁new ▁kind ▁of ▁relative , ▁the ▁" ex - ". ▁The ▁" ex - w ife ", ▁for ▁example , ▁can ▁remain ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁" ex - hus band ' s " ▁life , ▁as ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁tied ▁together ▁by ▁leg ally ▁or ▁inform ally ▁mand