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Can you marry your brother's wife?
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http://www.dailymail....ng-8-year-affair.html
Yes I know, just another sordid celebrity story, but it got me to thinking, am I right in assuming that a man cannot marry his brother's wife, while his brother is alive?
And what would be the implications if there happened to be children from such an union?
Yes I know, just another sordid celebrity story, but it got me to thinking, am I right in assuming that a man cannot marry his brother's wife, while his brother is alive?
And what would be the implications if there happened to be children from such an union?
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Apparently not, one cannot marry his brother's wife while he is still alive, even after divorce.
No.18 in the list.
Apparently not, one cannot marry his brother's wife while he is still alive, even after divorce.
No.18 in the list.
There is no requirement for the brother (or sister) to be deceased.
http://www.nofreetime...ly_able_to_marry.aspx
A man may marry his sister-in-law and a woman can marry her brother-in-law.
Other in-laws can marry only if:
They are both at least 21 years old
The family members who created the in-law relationship are both dead
http://www.nofreetime...ly_able_to_marry.aspx
A man may marry his sister-in-law and a woman can marry her brother-in-law.
Other in-laws can marry only if:
They are both at least 21 years old
The family members who created the in-law relationship are both dead
In the early 50s my fathers first wife left him and went off with his brother. Despite an early divorce they were not able to marry until the 60s because, we were told, that is when the law changed allowing such a marriage. They had started their own family and I gather that when they did marry it was no more notified or celebrated that a quick trip to the shops.