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In all but two states (and the special case of Ohio, which "targets only parental figures"), [1] incest is criminalized between consenting adults. In New Jersey and Rhode Island, incest between consenting adults (16 or over for Rhode Island, 18 or over for New Jersey) is not a criminal offense, though marriage is not allowed in either state.
The legal code of Pakistan defines incest as marriage between a male and either his: Wife or former wife of father, grandfather and further ancestors; Mother, grandmother and further ancestors; Daughter, granddaughter and further descendants; Full or half-sister; Parents' sisters, grandparents' sisters and further ancestors' sisters
Former wife of son, until after the death of both his son and the mother of his son Former husband of daughter, until after the death of both her daughter and the father of her daughter The Marriage Act 1949 (Remedial) Order 2007 [ 12 ] accepted the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights and removed the ban on marriage with a former ...
The Australian Fair Work Act 2009, Section 12, defines immediate family as "a spouse, de facto partner, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling of the employee; or a child, parent, grandparent or sibling of a spouse or de facto partner of the employee.", and "the definition of the term ‘de facto partner’ includes a former de facto ...
In such cases, the parents may stop using the terms stepparent and stepchild and instead refer to the child simply as their son or daughter; depending on the child's degree of affinity for the adoptive parent and/or approval of the legal proceedings culminating in the child's adoption, the child may likewise drop the "step-" designation from ...
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Kinship terminology is the system used in languages to refer to the persons to whom an individual is related through kinship.Different societies classify kinship relations differently and therefore use different systems of kinship terminology; for example, some languages distinguish between consanguine and affinal uncles (i.e. the brothers of one's parents and the husbands of the sisters of ...
Unlike blood relationships (consanguinity), which may have genetic consequences, affinity is essentially a social or moral construct, at times backed by legal consequences. In law, affinity may be relevant in relation to prohibitions on incestuous sexual relations and in relation to whether particular couples are prohibited from marrying. Which ...