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TCA 36-3-101

Prohibited degrees of relationship

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What does this charge mean?

Marriage is illegal between people who are closely related by blood, including: an ancestor and descendant, an ancestor or descendant of a parent, a grandparent's child, step-relatives, or the spouse of a parent or step-child. In simple terms, you cannot marry your parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, siblings, step-siblings, in-laws, or other close blood relatives.

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Marriage cannot be contracted with a lineal ancestor or descendant, nor the lineal ancestor or descendant of either parent, nor the child of a grandparent, nor the lineal descendants of husband or wife, as the case may be, nor the husband or wife of a parent or lineal descendant.
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TCA Section36-3-101