Utah Code 81-2-402. Incestuous marriages void
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(1) The following marriages are incestuous and void from the beginning, regardless of whether the relationship is legally recognized:
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. - Parent: means a parent with an established parent-child relationship as described in Section
(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.