 | Canadian Marriage Act (federal) |
Degrees of consanguinity which, under the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act, bar the lawful solemnization of marriage follows.
| A man may not marry his: | A woman may not marry her: |
| Grandmother | Grandfather |
| Mother | Father |
| Daughter | Son |
| Sister | Brother |
| Granddaughter | Granson |
 | Philippines |
Article. 37.
Marriages between the following are incestuous and void from
the beginning, whether the relationship between the parties be legitimate or illegitimate:
Between ascendants and
descendants of any degree; and
Between brothers and
sisters, whether of the full or half blood. (81a)
Article. 38.
The following marriages shall be void from the beginning for
reasons of public policy:
Between collateral blood
relatives, whether legitimate or illegitimate, up to the
fourth civil degree;
Between step-parents and
step-children;
Between parents-in-law and
children-in-law;
Between the adopting parent
and the adopted child;
Between the surviving
spouse of the adopting parent and the adopted child;
Between the surviving
spouse of the adopted child and the adopter;
Between an adopted child
and a legitimate child of the adopter;
Between adopted children of
the same adopter; and
Between parties where one,
with the intention to marry the other, killed the other
person’s spouse, or his or her own spouse. (82a)
 | Scotland |
FORBIDDEN MARRIAGES
DEGREES OF RELATIONSHIP
Relationships by
consanguinity
| A man may not
marry his: |
A woman may not
marry her: |
| Mother |
Father |
| Daughter |
Son |
| Grandmother |
Grandfather |
| Granddaughter |
Grandson |
| Sister |
Brother |
| Aunt |
Uncle |
| Niece |
Nephew |
| Great-grandmother |
Great-grandfather |
| Great-granddaughter |
Great-grandson |
 | Norway |
ยง3. Forbidden
marriages between close relatives.
Marriage between
ascendants and descendants in straight line or between
siblings are forbidden.
Marriage between adopting
parent and adopted child is also forbidden, unless the child
is adopted by someone else later, and permission is given by
a civil servant to marry the former adopting parent or his
or hers relative.
Copyright 2006 Christie Schuler Smith for CUDDLE International and cousincouples.org
