Marriage
kriti097
(Querist) 27 June 2012
This query is : Resolved
Can I marry my father's mother's mother's (my father's grandmother)brother's son's son.
R.K Nanda
(Expert) 27 June 2012
No, not at all.
SAINATH DEVALLA
(Expert) 27 June 2012
Father's grandmother's ,brother's son's,son is the 2nd cousin of the father(i.e,from maternal side),hence a maternal uncle to the querist.I suppose not a sapinda relationship.Am I right Nandhaji.
kriti097
(Querist) 27 June 2012
Sir please can you clearly tell me if its yes or a no as one person has replied saying : The law doesn't allow you to marry him as you are sapindas of each other i.e you have a common ancestor within 5 degrees (inclusive of you). If you marry him,you run the risk of going to jail for a month. The only possibility of you marrying him lies in a local custom permitting such marriages. How far is this true?
SAINATH DEVALLA
(Expert) 27 June 2012
kirti,
It is yes,you can marry,though there are different versions in different parts of India.Your's is not Sapinda relation.Sapinda is a term used in context of cousin marriages in Hinduism.You are not a direct cousin.If the bride is the offspring of the 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. In these cases, the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955 bars marriage between two Hindus.
The boy belongs to father's maternal side but not paternal side.Hence nor bar,moreover he is not a direct blood relative.Some more information:
Lineal descendant:
A lineal descendant, in legal usage, refers to a blood relative in the direct line of descent - the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc. of a person.
J K Agrawal
(Expert) 29 June 2012
Understand the problem
Bride - F- FM- FMM-FMMF
Groom - F - FF- FFF hear FMMF and FFF is common ancestor.
Here they are not within criteria of sapanda relationship as the common ancestor is not with in 3 generations through mother or 5 generations through Father.
The marriage is valid.
