Indiana Statutes
§ 31-11-1-2 — Marriage to close relative prohibited; marriages between cousins; exceptions
Indiana § 31-11-1-2
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Bluebook
Ind. Code § 31-11-1-2 (2026).
Text
Two (2) individuals may not marry each other if the individuals are more closely related than second cousins. However, two (2) individuals may marry each other if the individuals are:
(1)first cousins; and
(2)both at least sixty-five (65) years of age.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-1-3.]
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Related
Baskin v. Bogan
12 F. Supp. 3d 1144 (S.D. Indiana, 2014)
Clinic for Women, Inc. v. Brizzi
837 N.E.2d 973 (Indiana Supreme Court, 2005)
Skolak v. Skolak
895 N.E.2d 1241 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2008)
Legislative History
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.
Nearby Sections
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§ 31-10-1-1
Purpose of recodification act§ 31-10-1-2
Statutory construction§ 31-10-1-3
Effect on existing rights and liabilities§ 31-10-1-5
References to repealed or replaced statutes§ 31-10-1-7
References to rules§ 31-10-2-1
Policy and purpose§ 31-10-2-3
Rights of persons with a disability§ 31-11-0.1-1
"Repealed statutes"§ 31-11-1-1
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Bluebook (online)
Indiana § 31-11-1-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/in/31-11-1-2.