Tennessee § 36-3-101 - Prohibited degrees of relationship.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 36-3-101 — Prohibited degrees of relationship., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-3-101. Prohibited degrees of relationship.
Marriage cannot be contracted with a lineal ancestor or descendant, nor the lineal ancestor or descendant of either parent, nor the child of a grandparent, nor the lineal descendants of husband or wife, as the case may be, nor the husband or wife of a parent or lineal descendant. Code 1858, § 2436 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 23, § 18); Shan., § 4185; Code 1932, § 8408; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-401. Cross-References. Incest, criminal penalty, § 39-15-302 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 18 Tenn. Juris., Marriage, § 3. Law Reviews. Due Process and Equal Protection: A Constitutional Approach To Same-Sex Marriage, 5 Tenn. J. L. & Pol'y 71 (2009). Family Support and Supporting Families, 68 Vand. L. Rev. En Banc 153 (2015). Informal Marriages in Tennessee — Marriage by Estoppel, by Prescription, and by Ratification, 3 Vand. L. Rev. 610 (1950). The Paradox of Family Privacy, 53 Vand. L. Rev. 527 (2000). Attorney General Opinions. Performance of ceremony by judge not judicial act, OAG 97-011, 1997 Tenn. AG LEXIS 21 (2/6/97).
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Section 36-3-101 ("Prohibited degrees of relationship.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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