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The marriage was found valid and the separation agreement between the two parties was upheld. Etheridge v. Shaddock: April 7, 1986: Supreme Court of Arkansas: Found that a cousin marriage performed elsewhere was legal in Arkansas. A disputed change in child custody rights was therefore denied.
States have various laws regarding marriage between cousins and other close relatives, [201] which involve factors including whether or not the parties to the marriage are half-cousins, double cousins, infertile, over 65, or whether it is a tradition prevalent in a native or ancestry culture, adoption status, in-law, whether or not genetic ...
Marriage, intercourse (cited in state law as fornication), or adultery [13] A class 4 felony, [13] with an imprisonment term ranging between 1 and 3 and three-quarter years, depending on the severity. [15] Arkansas: The person committing the act being at least 16 years of age, knowingly, and without regard to legitimacy, including blood ...
Marriages between first cousins are legal in 19 states. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
A bill proposing the end to marriage between first-cousins has been criticised by experts ahead of its second reading on Friday. The Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill was proposed ...
first cousins (which is counted as fourth degree of kinship in Roman civil law tradition) In Imperial China (221 BCE to 1912), marriage between first cousins was partially allowed. Marrying the child of one’s paternal aunt, maternal uncle, or maternal aunt was generally accepted in Chinese history during most of China’s dynastic era.
By Steve Barnes (Reuters) - An Arkansas state judge struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage on Friday saying it violates equal protection provisions of the U.S. Constitution, a ruling ...
Cousin marriages remain legal in Germany. In 2007, between a fifth and a quarter of marriages among Turks in Germany were between relatives. [129] There has been discussion of whether laws prohibiting cousin marriage should be enacted. [130] Families may encourage cousin marriage as a way of assisting relatives wishing to immigrate to Germany ...