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<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(c) as brother and sister by adoption.</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | <blockquote><blockquote><tt>(c) as brother and sister by adoption.</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | ||
In other words, adopted siblings as well as birth siblings are within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity and cannot marry, while, on the other hand, first cousins are free to marry. A marriage that violates this requirement is void ''ab initio'', that is, the marriage is void as if it had never occurred. | In other words, adopted siblings as well as birth siblings are within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity and cannot marry, while, on the other hand, first cousins are free to marry if they don't mind banjo music. A marriage that violates this requirement is void ''ab initio'', that is, the marriage is void as if it had never occurred. | ||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
