Can a Half Uncle Marry a Half Niece in Alaska?
Full Question:
Can a half uncle and half niece get married?
10/27/2010 |
Category: Marriage |
State: Alaska |
#23498
Answer:
No, such a marriage is prohbited in Alaska. Please see the following Alaska statute:
25.05.021. Prohibited marriages.
Marriage is prohibited and void if performed when
(1) either party to the proposed marriage has a husband or wife living;
or
(2) the parties to the proposed marriage are more closely related to each
other than the fourth degree of consanguinity, whether of the whole
or half blood, computed according to rules of the civil law.
