Legislators involved in common-law marriages will not be disciplined by the House of Representatives (DPR) unless they fail to make good on promises to their wives, officials said on Thursday.

Wives in common-law marriages have no rights to common property, alimony or custody of children in the event of a divorce.

Muhammad Prakosa, chairman of the House Ethics Council, said that common-law marriages, although not recognized by the state, were permitted in Islam.