You can legally marry your first cousin in 26 states.
You can talk to an Attorney from your home.You can schedule a remote visit by phone or video.
You can talk to an Attorney from your home.You can schedule a remote visit by phone or video.
Yes.Colorado law allows first cousins to marry.Someone called our office last week asking if it was permissible to marry a cousin.While we are not able to give out legal advice over the phone, there is no harm in answering the question publicly.
The prohibitions in Colorado do not depend on whether one spouse is able to bear children, or whether the relative is half-blood or whole blood.Some states, such as Arizona, Illinois and Indiana, only allow cousins to marry if one of them is infertile.There are occasional news reports about Colorado being a "destination" for first cousins from other states who want to marry.
You can find a complete listing of the legality of marrying cousins in each state.
Does marrying your cousin increase your chances of having a child with a birth defect?Yes.Some states allow first cousin marriages only when the couple is incapable of having children because of the concern over birth defects.
A recent study shows that a child born to first cousins is more likely to have a birth defect than other children.The concern over birth defects is overblown because of this.If you marry a first cousin, the chance of a birth defect increases from 3.5% to 5.5%.A 2 point risk increase is still a small number, but it increases the chance of a child with a birth defect by over 50%.
No.Marriages between ancestors/descendants or siblings are not allowed in any state.
Most states criminalize sexual relations between consenting adults and family members.In Colorado, incest is a felony.C.R.S.18-6-301
Royal families have a long history of marrying other royalty to protect their throne.In the old days, if you wanted to marry relatives, you had to be from a finite number of royal houses.The relatives were more distant than the cousins.
Historians believe that the Habsburgs were made sterile by inbreeding and that they were once the most powerful royal family in Europe.Nine out of eleven marriages were incestuous during the time they ruled Spain.
In ancient Egypt, pharaohs were usually married to their sisters or brothers.
House Targaryen is one of the most notorious royal families.The Targaryens ruled the Seven Kingdoms from Aegon I to Aerys II.The last Targaryen ruler, Mad King Aerys, was deposed by Robert Baratheon after the dragons died off.There are no words for it.
The winter was ending in Colorado, but hadn't yet started in Game of thrones.We have to wait another three weeks for the final season of Game of thrones.It is possible that a Targaryen will once again sit on the Iron Throne, and Jon Snow is a strong contender.They would be forbidden to be aunt and nephew in Colorado if they married each other.
In Colorado, a marriage which is void is subject to a declaration of invalidity of marriage.Marriages entered into as a jest or date, based upon fraud, may be subject to an annulment.
If your situation involves a common law marriage, you can read about it in the Colorado Common Law Marriage article.
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