(1) The following marriages are incestuous and void from the beginning, regardless of whether the relationship is legally recognized:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 81-2-402

  • Child: means , except as provided in Section 81-6-101, a biological or adopted child of any age. See Utah Code 81-1-101
  • Court: means :
         (2)(a) a judge; or
         (2)(b) a court commissioner if the court commissioner has authority to hear the matter under Section 78A-5-107 or the Utah Rules of Judicial Administration. See Utah Code 81-1-101
  • Parent: means a parent with an established parent-child relationship as described in Section 78B-15-201. See Utah Code 81-1-101
     (1)(a) a marriage between a parent and a child;
     (1)(b) a marriage between an ancestor and a descendant of any degree;
     (1)(c) a marriage between siblings of the half or whole blood;
     (1)(d) a marriage between an uncle and a niece or nephew;
     (1)(e) a marriage between an aunt and a niece or nephew;
     (1)(f) except as provided in Subsection (2), a marriage between first cousins; or
     (1)(g) except as provided in Subsection (2), a marriage between individuals related to each other within and not including the fifth degree of consanguinity computed according to the rules of the civil law.
(2) First cousins may marry under the following circumstances:

     (2)(a) both parties are 65 years old or older; or
     (2)(b) if both parties are 55 years old or older, upon a finding by the district court, located in the district in which either party resides, that either party is unable to reproduce.