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An avunculate marriage is a marriage with a parent's sibling or with one's sibling's child—i.e., between an uncle or aunt and their niece or nephew. Such a marriage may occur between biological (consanguine) relatives or between persons related by marriage ( affinity ).
Several states of the United States prohibit cousin marriage. [1] [2] As of February 2025, 24 U.S. states prohibit marriages between first cousins, 18 U.S. states allow marriages between first cousins, and eight U.S. states (Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin) allow only some marriages between first cousins. [3]
Consanguine marriage is marriage between individuals who are closely related. Though it may involve incest , it implies more than the sexual nature of incest. In a clinical sense, marriage between two family members who are second cousins or closer qualifies as consanguineous marriage.
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The Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 prohibits a marriage to the following, until both parties are aged 21 or over, and provided that the younger party has not at any time before attaining the age of 18 been a child of the family in relation to the other party:
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