Montana § 1-1-219 - Relationship By Affinity
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 1-1-219 — Relationship By Affinity, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-1-219. Relationship By Affinity
Relationship by affinity. (1) Unless the context requires otherwise, in this code "affinity" means the relation that one spouse has, by virtue of the marriage, to blood relatives of the other. Therefore, a person has the same relation by affinity to that person's spouse's blood relatives as that person's spouse has to them by consanguinity and vice versa. (2) Degrees of relationship by affinity are computed in the same manner as degrees of relationship by consanguinity. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the term "affinity" includes the relation of husband and wife. Husband and wife are considered to be related by affinity in the first degree.
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What does Montana Code Annotated § 1-1-219 cover?
Section 1-1-219 ("Relationship By Affinity") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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