Is this allowed?

paulineb_2

Having said the above, I think they should get legal advice, because it looks as if the law is different depending on where you may be in the UK

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/they-called-us-weird-but-im-glad-i-married-208096

The above couple got married a few years ago but didnt live together as stepbrother and sister before they got wed.

daisiegg

Faith177 wrote: »

My MIL lives and had my two BIL with her step-son!

He is older than her though.

Very loooong story

Different to marrying though...

frilly_knickers

daisiegg wrote: »

I just googled and it looks like the law is pretty vague. http://www.weddingguideuk.com/prohibited-marriages/ this website seems to say that a woman can't marry her step-brother (though it doesn't say a man can't marry his step-sister?!) but it does say that step-siblings can't marry if they ever lived in the same household while under the age of 18. I don't know. It all looks very vague!

I know that's what we found, the more we read the more confused we got. It's one of those things that you are wary or asking officially just in case you get an answer that you don't like and have then opened a can of worms so to speak.

daisiegg

paulineb wrote: »

Theres no blood link between them, people who have been step brother and step sister have married. The same way as some people have married a person who used to be their step mum or step dad. They arent full brother and sister or even half brother and sister, I cant think of any reason why they couldnt get married under the law.

Where have you got your facts from? I'm not at all sure this is correct (I'm not sure it's wrong, either...I'm just not sure!)

quidsy

They aren't related by blood, so nothing illegal.

daisiegg

Kayalana99 wrote: »

I don't believe that link to be true, no offense it just doesn't seem quite sure of itself!? :eek:

Here pick this apart : http://www.genetic-genealogy.co.uk/Toc115570145.html

This one seems to reckon it is ok.

frilly_knickers

They still live in the family home, but are about to move after Christmas. The saving grace is that their relationship wasn't announced to my sister until her daughter was turned 18, she doesn't know if they were together before really though.
I guess at the end of the day if they can't marry they can just live together, and she can take his name.

CaptainAmerica

The CAB website has a list of whom men & women cannot marry according to UK laws.

The blood relation bit seems to be the important thing in all this from what I can gather.

Faith177

daisiegg wrote: »

Different to marrying though...

She wouldn't marry him due to her still loving his dad apparently (go figure)

I would have thought if it was wrong they wouldn't have been allowed to have my BIL's

frilly_knickers

quidsy wrote: »

They aren't related by blood, so nothing illegal.

I don't think that the blood line matters, apparently you can't even marry your brothers wife, so there are technicalities.