▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia . ▁Both ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁former ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁the ▁M orm on ▁den om ination ▁of ▁the ▁Fund amental ist ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - Day ▁Sain ts ▁( FL DS ). ▁ ▁Russia ▁Pol yg am ous ▁mar ri ages ▁are ▁not ▁recognized ▁in ▁Russia . ▁The ▁Family ▁Code ▁of ▁Russia ▁states ▁that ▁a ▁marriage ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁contract ed ▁between ▁a ▁man ▁and ▁a ▁woman , ▁neither ▁of ▁whom ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁someone ▁else . ▁Furthermore , ▁Russia ▁does ▁not ▁recognize ▁pol yg am ous ▁mar ri ages ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁contract ed ▁in ▁other ▁countries . ▁However , ▁de ▁fact o ▁pol yg amy ▁or ▁multiple ▁coh ab itation ▁in ▁and ▁of ▁itself ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁crime . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁short age ▁of ▁men ▁in ▁Russia ' s ▁population , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁un common ▁for ▁men ▁to ▁father ▁children ▁with ▁multiple ▁women , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁that ▁results ▁in ▁households ▁that ▁are ▁open ly ▁de ▁fact o ▁pol yg am ous . ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Big amy ▁is ▁illegal ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁De ▁fact o ▁pol yg amy ▁( h aving ▁multiple ▁partners ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ) ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁criminal ▁off ence , ▁provided ▁the ▁person ▁does ▁not ▁register ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁marriage ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁ad ul tery ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁criminal ▁off ense ▁( it ▁is ▁only ▁a ▁ground ▁for ▁divor ce ). ▁In ▁a