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Anonymous
(Querist) 18 June 2023
This query is : Resolved
I want to marry my maternal second cousin. My maternal grandfather and her maternal grandfather were real brothers. My mother and her mother are cousins . Does our relationship fall under SAPINDA category of Special Marriage Act? Will our marriage be legally approved
kavksatyanarayana
(Expert) 18 June 2023
Sapinda relationships are prohibited under Hindu marriage law. Sapinda is someone who is: within or has a common ancestor relative within three generations above you on your mother's side of the family. within or has a common ancestor relative within five generations above you on your father's side of the family.
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 19 June 2023
example, if the bride is the offspring of any person within five generations (inclusive) on the groom's father's side and three generations (inclusive) on the groom's mother's side, or vice versa, they will be referred to as "Sapindas" of each other. Who come under the Degrees of Prohibited Relationships are: female ascendant in the line wife of ascendant in the line wife of the brother wives of his father's brother sisters brothers
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