Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-21

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 46b-21 - (Formerly Sec. 46-1). Marriage of persons related by consanguinity or affinity prohibited

No person may marry such person's parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, sibling, parent's sibling, sibling's child, stepparent or stepchild. Any marriage within these degrees is void.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-21

(1949 Rev., S. 7301; P.A. 78-230, S. 3, 54; P.A. 09-13, S. 6.)

Amended by P.A. 09-0013, S. 6 of the the 2009 Regular Session, eff. 4/23/2009.

Annotations to former section 46-1: Does not prohibit marriage with deceased husband's brother. 12 C. 94. "Sister" includes half-sister for purpose of incest prosecution. 132 C. 165. The marriage of a niece and her uncle in Italy, though valid there and contracted without intent to evade the law of this state, held not valid in this state. 148 C. 288. Relationship of niece-in-law and uncle-in-law held not within enumerated relationships for crime of incest. 158 C. 461. Annotations to present section: Former section cited. 182 C. 344. Relationship as half-uncle and half-niece is void. 213 C. 637.

See Sec. 53a-191 re incest.