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Can I marry my paternal grandfather's stepbrother's son's daughter. I am a Hindu from South India.
Can I marry my paternal grandfather's stepbrother's son's daughter. I am a hindu from south India. My Great grandfather had two wives. My father and my grand father comes under the lineage of the first wife of my great grand father. Her father and her grand father comes under the lineage of the second wife of my great grand father
Asked 4 years ago in Family Law
Religion: Hindu
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Seems within prohibited degree of relationship.
G.RAJAGANAPATHY
High Court of Madras
- The marriage can be declared invalid , If marriage between prohibited degree relation unless customs and usage are allowed,
- Further, if If you are a boy, you cannot marry:
(1) your mother;
(2) grandmother;
(3) your daughter in law; or
(4) your granddaughter in law.
(b) If you are a boy, you cannot marry wife of your:
(1) brother; or
(2) father's brother; or
(3) mother's brother; or
(4) grandfather's brother; or
(5) grandmother's brother.
(c) If you are a boy, you cannot marry:
(1) your sister;
(2) your brother's daughter;
(3) your sister's daughter;
(4) sister of your father;
(5) sister of your mother;
(6) daughter of your father's sister;
(7) daughter of your father's brother;
From your contents it can be inferred that the girl's father and your father are brothers though not blood brothers.
Therefore the relationship[ between you and the girl would be brother and sister relationship only hence it comes under sapinda relationship or prohibited relationship.
The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 have modified the concept of Mitakshara and prohibits the marriage between persons of Sapinda relationship. Except when such marriage or union are permitted by valid custom or usage.
Dear Client,
A person shall come under sapinda relation if they are related by any person within 5 generations from father's side and 3 generations from mother's side. thus if you share the same great-grandparents then you will come under sapinda relation. So, you cannot marry her unless permissible by local traditions of your people.
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