Is this allowed?

jackyann

Speak to the local registrar.

securityguy

quidsy wrote: »

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

That isn't quite true.

You can't marry your adopted child or your adoptive parent, even though there's no blood relationship.

sare_2

Attended a friend's wedding recently. He married his step sister. Nothing illegal about it.

Bennifred

Out of interest: what is the position with an individual wanting to marry an adopted sibling? Even if there is not be a blood link, isn't the adoptee considered the same as an actual child of the marriage?

sunshinetours

Suggest they get advice. Bottom part of this page is pretty clear it depends

frilly_knickers

Having found the page below

http://www.genetic-genealogy.co.uk/Toc115570145.html

this gives lists of Religious objections and legal ones which are different, it's in church that you cannot marry your brothers wife.

Anyway, all seems to be okay so thank you.

duchy

I know a girl who had married her step brother...she said the marriage bit was fine but when they got divorced the family reactions were a complete nightmare !!

Soleil_lune

sunshinetours wrote: »

Suggest they get advice. Bottom part of this page is pretty clear it depends

Can't see anything on there that says that a person cannot marry their step sister or step brother. A man or woman can't marry their adopted child, of course (unless you're Woody Allen ) but you can marry your step siblings. Although if you had been together since 5 or 6 years old, it would seem a bit odd.

And yes you CAN marry your sister's ex husband, or your brother's ex wife. I know several examples of this.

edited to add: I can't see anything on that list, saying you can't marry your first cousin either! I think that is quite a close kin too.

tea_lover

Soleil_lune wrote: »

Can't see anything on there that says that a person cannot marry their step sister or step brother. A man or woman can't marry their adopted child, of course (unless you're Woody Allen ) but you can marry your step siblings. Although if you had been together since 5 or 6 years old, it would seem a bit odd.

And yes you CAN marry your sister's ex husband, or your brother's ex wife. I know several examples of this.

edited to add: I can't see anything on that list, saying you can't marry your first cousin either! I think that is quite a close kin too.

You can definitely marry your first cousin, my uncle did.

fluffnutter

frilly_knickers wrote: »

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

Sure you can marry your brother's wife. It was the commonly done thing if one man had died for his widow to marry an unmarried brother. Keeps the assets in the family.