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Some states prohibiting cousin marriage recognize cousin marriages performed in other states, but despite occasional claims that this holds true in general, [5] laws also exist that explicitly void all foreign cousin marriages or marriages conducted by state residents out of state.
In re the Marriage of Earl E. Adams: December 31, 1979: Supreme Court of Montana: Held that a first cousin marriage in Montana, where it was prohibited and where the courts were bound to declare it as void, was indeed void. The wife received no portion of the estate. In the Matter of the Estate of Owen C. Loughmiller, Deceased: June 10, 1981
A cousin marriage is a marriage where the spouses are cousins (i.e. people with common grandparents or people who share other fairly recent ancestors). The practice was common in earlier times and continues to be common in some societies today, though in some jurisdictions such marriages are prohibited. [1]
Until the mid-1800s cousin marriage in the U.S. was favored by the upper class as a way to hold onto wealth. The rise in the ease of travel, though, opened the world and more suitors.
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Justice minister Alex Davies-Jones, in response to a written parliamentary question about placing restrictions on first-cousin marriages, said the Government will take time to “properly consider ...
The table says both "cousin marriages are allowed" and "cousin marriages are void" in Alabama. Seems a contradiction. 2600:1700:BEF0:1BB0:8D64:A5C5:EE6C:1112 01:46, 20 June 2023 (UTC) Map is wrong. Alabama shows first cousin marriage illegal in the table, but colored legal on the map.
The Republican-led Tennessee Legislature has overwhelmingly voted to send GOP Gov. Bill Lee a proposal that would ban marriage between first cousins. The House cast a 75-2 vote Thursday on the ...