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Is it legal in California for a man to marry his widow's sister?
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∙ 10y ago
Normally it's not possible because he has to be dead to have a widow.
It might be possible to be declared legally dead, which would result in a legal divorce and inheritance. So then technically anyone who later turned up actually alive might have to remarry his spouse, assuming she had not married someone else already. In that case, he might marry his wife's sister, but his first wife would be his ex-wife, not his widow.
Perhaps you are asking whether it is legal for a man (a widower) to marry the sister of his late wife? If that's the case it is perfectly legal for him to marry the lady. She is no blood relation of his and the fact he was married to her sister, now deceased, has no bearing on their legal union in most Western cultures and all US states including California.
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Is it legal in Australia for a man to marry his widows sister?
So far, I believe it's still illegal for anyone to marry a dead person no matter who they are or where they live. But it's 2012 so that may change if people want it too badly enough; perhaps if the family of the deceased can prove that the deceased person would have agreed to the union if they had been alive. This is a crazy world you know. People have wed outside their own species already, so it's not that far a stretch to imagine it.
I am the father of your mother i marry your sister who i am?
a priest
Can a man marry his widow's sister why or why not?
no because if its a widow then he man is dead and a dead person cant marry a living person!
How can your brother and sister become your brother- and sister-in-law?
Your brother or sister can never become your brother-in-law or sister-in-law. The people they marry are your brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Oh, yes, in a riddle, if your brother marries your sister, then your brother and sister are also your brother-in-law and your sister-in-law. But that kind of marriage is forbidden everywhere and by all modern religions, so it is a pretty poor riddle.
Would a Roman Catholic man be allowed to marry his widow's sister?
There are no laws preventing it. However, it is an impossibility since the man is dead.
Is it legal for a California man to marry widows sister?
only id he had power of attorney for after he was deceased
Is it legal for a man to marry his own widow sister?
"Is it legal for a man in Scotland to marry his widow's sister?" His widows sister surely mean he's dead or his widow wouldn't be his widow!!, However if he had faked his death so he could then run off with and then marry his widows sister then this would be bigamy which is illegal in UK law.
Is it legal for a man to marry his widows sister?
Except that he has to be dead to have a widow, it might be legal.(see related question)
Is a man allowed to marry his widows sister?
no. because he is deceased
Is it legal in North Carolina for a man to marry his widows sister?
If it's his widow...he's dead; he ain't marrying anybody!
Is it legal to marry your sister in TN?
No, it is illegal to marry your sister anywhere in the world.
Is it legal to marry a relative in California?
It is legal to marry a second cousin in California. It is not legal to marry anyone else in your family. California also allows first cousin marriage.
French Law is it legal for a man to marry his widow's sister in France?
This is legal for a man to marry his widow's sister in France.
Is it illegal to marry your widows sister?
no, but impossible as well, unless she plans dying soon to join you
Why can't a man in Cornwall marry his widow's sister?
because if a woman is a widow that means her husband has died. Therefore a man cannot marry his widows sister because HE is dead!
Is it legal for a man in France to marry his widow's sister?
It is legal for a man in France to marry his widow's sister. These people are not related and there is no problem with marrying.
How do you marry cousin sister?
Your cousin's sister is also your cousin. In some places it is legal to marry your cousin.
