CCM15030 - Undisclosed Partners: List of Prohibited Relationships - Marriage
Throughout the United Kingdom and Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man, the law prohibits certain blood relatives, step relatives and relatives-in-law from getting married.
A man cannot marry his:
- mother
- adopted mother
- former adoptive mother
- daughter
- adoptive daughter
- former adoptive daughter
- grandmother
- granddaughter
- sister
- aunt
- niece
A woman cannot marry her:
- father
- adopted father
- former adoptive father
- son
- adoptive son
- former adoptive son
- grandfather
- grandson
- brother
- uncle
- nephew
Additionally, people cannot marry if:
- either of them is aged less than 16, or
- in a ‘step’ relationship, the younger person had, before reaching age 18:
- lived in the same household as the older person, and/or
- been treated as a child of the older person’s family, or
- in an ‘in-law’ relationship:
- either person involved is aged less than 21, and/or
- any person originally involved in creating the ‘in-law’ relationship’ is still alive, for example we do not consider LTAHAW if a man lives in the same household as his daughter-in-law and the man’s son or wife is still alive.
If you are unsure whether the customer is in a prohibited relationship you should seek further advice via your TALLO from Technical Advice Line.