South Carolina Statutes
§ 20-1-10 — Persons who may contract matrimony.
(A)All persons, except mentally incompetent persons and persons whose marriage is prohibited by this section, may lawfully contract matrimony.
(B)No man shall marry his mother, grandmother, daughter, granddaughter, stepmother, sister, grandfather's wife, son's wife, grandson's wife, wife's mother, wife's grandmother, wife's daughter, wife's granddaughter, brother's daughter, sister's daughter, father's sister, mother's sister, or another man.
(C)No woman shall marry her father, grandfather, son, grandson, stepfather, brother, grandmother's husband, daughter's husband, granddaughter's husband, husband's father, husband's grandfather, husband's son, husband's grandson, brother's son, sister's son, father's brother, mother's brother, or another woman.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 20-1; 1952 Code SECTION 20-1; 1942 Code SECTION 8556; 1932 Code SECTION 8556; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 5522; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3743; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2658; G. S. 2026; R. S. 2157; 1712 (2) 476; 1961 (52) 47; 1996 Act No. 327, SECTION 2, eff May 20, 1996. Validity For validity of this section, see Obergefell v. Hodges, 135 S.Ct. 2584 (U.S. 2015); Condon v. Haley, 21 F.Supp.3d 572 (D. S.C. 2014).
Nearby Sections
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§ 20-1-10
Persons who may contract matrimony.§ 20-1-100
Minimum age for valid marriage.§ 20-1-15
Prohibition of same sex marriage.§ 20-1-210
License required for marriage.§ 20-1-280
Penalty for furnishing false affidavit.§ 20-1-300
Repealed.