Alanslegal
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Was doing some work related research and found this is very gross & very sickly - yes you can legally marry your niece, or nephew or cousin ..... SICK SICK SICK! :shock: :shock: :shock:
Getting Married
Marriage to a relative
The Marriage Act prohibits people marrying:
This means, for example, that a person cannot marry their parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother or sister. However, (depending of course on the gender of the party) a person may marry their aunt or uncle, niece or nephew or ‘first’ cousin.
Getting Married
Marriage to a relative
The Marriage Act prohibits people marrying:
- an ancestor or descendant; or
- their brother or sister (whether whole blood or half-blood siblings)
This means, for example, that a person cannot marry their parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother or sister. However, (depending of course on the gender of the party) a person may marry their aunt or uncle, niece or nephew or ‘first’ cousin.