South Dakota § 25-1-6 Incestuous marriages void.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 25-1-6 — Incestuous marriages void.

South Dakota § 25-1-6

Title 25DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Ch. 25-1VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES

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S.D. Codified Laws § 25-1-6 (2026).

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Marriages between parents and children, ancestors and descendants of every degree, and between brothers and sisters of the half as well as the whole blood, and between uncles and nieces, or aunts and nephews, and between cousins of the half as well as of the whole blood, are null and void from the beginning, whether the relationship is legitimate or illegitimate. The relationships provided for in this section include such relationships that arise through adoption.

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Marriages between parents and children, ancestors and descendants of every degree, and between brothers and sisters of the half as well as the whole blood, and between uncles and nieces, or aunts and nephews, and between cousins of the half as well as of the whole blood, are null and void from the beginning, whether the relationship is legitimate or illegitimate. The relationships provided for in this section include such relationships that arise through adoption.