Utah § 81-2-402 Incestuous marriages void.

Utah Statutes

§ 81-2-402 — Incestuous marriages void.

Utah § 81-2-402

Title 81Utah Domestic Relations Code

Ch. 81-2Marriage

Part 81-2-4Validity of Marriage

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Utah Code Ann. § 81-2-402 (2026).

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(1)The following marriages are incestuous and void from the beginning, regardless of whether the relationship is legally recognized:

(1)(a) a marriage between a parent and a child;

(1)(b) a marriage between an ancestor and a descendant of any degree;

(1)(c) a marriage between siblings of the half or whole blood;

(1)(d) a marriage between an uncle and a niece or nephew;

(1)(e) a marriage between an aunt and a niece or nephew;

(1)(f) except as provided in Subsection (2), a marriage between first cousins; or

(1)(g) except as provided in Subsection (2), a marriage between individuals related to each other within and not including the fifth degree of consanguinity computed according to the rules of the civil law.

(2)First cousins may marry under the following circumstances:

(2)(a) both partie

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(1) The following marriages are incestuous and void from the beginning, regardless of whether the relationship is legally recognized:
(1)(a) a marriage between a parent and a child;
(1)(b) a marriage between an ancestor and a descendant of any degree;
(1)(c) a marriage between siblings of the half or whole blood;
(1)(d) a marriage between an uncle and a niece or nephew;
(1)(e) a marriage between an aunt and a niece or nephew;
(1)(f) except as provided in Subsection (2), a marriage between first cousins; or
(1)(g) except as provided in Subsection (2), a marriage between individuals related to each other within and not including the fifth degree of consanguinity computed according to the rules of the civil law.
(2) First cousins may marry under the following circumstances:
(2)(a) both parties are 65 years old or older; or
(2)(b) if both parties are 55 years old or older, upon a finding by the district court, located in the district in which either party resides, that either party is unable to reproduce.