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Why not marry? (Posted on 2016-10-19)

In all 50 states, it’s legal for second cousins to marry. So can third cousins, fourth cousins, and cousins of any higher degree.
Alex(26,male) and Zelda(23,female) are third cousins, but cannot marry.
Why?

If they were not related, they would be perfectly eligible.

Source: MIT Technology Review, 2008.

Submitted by Ady TZIDON

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Because they’re brother and sister.
Their parents are second cousins who married.
That makes Alex and Zelda both siblings (because they have the same parents) and third cousins (because they have the same great-great-grandparents).
Rem: see Damiel's posts.

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Subject	Author	Date
re(2): No Subject	Ady TZIDON	2016-10-20 06:50:10
re: No Subject	Daniel	2016-10-19 21:36:06
No Subject	Ady TZIDON	2016-10-19 17:58:51
Interesting variation in first cousin marriage in U.S.	Charlie	2016-10-19 14:37:22
re: Two ways. (Third option)	Daniel	2016-10-19 11:16:36
Two ways.	Charlie	2016-10-19 08:55:46

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