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ka7suz
> (A related question: Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's
> sister?)
>
> Fred McKenzie <fm...@aol.com>
Nope
Gerry
When and where this marriage takes place would have a bearing on the
answer.
Currently in the US yes you can marry your late wife's sister and in
some state's her brother.
Gail J. Wilson
> > (A related question: Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's
> > sister?)
> >
> > Fred McKenzie <fm...@aol.com>
>
>
> ka7suz <ka7...@concentric.net>
He can marry anyone he wants!
Lisa Lepore
> > (A related question: Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's
> > sister?)
> >
>
> Nope
>
> "ka7suz" ka7...@concentric.net
I disagree - I think it is legal. In Rhode Island and Connecticut
anyway...
Here are the prohibited marriages there, based on current law:
TITLE 15
Domestic Relations
CHAPTER 15-1
Persons Eligible to Marry
SECTION 15-1-1
=A7 15-1-1 Men forbidden to marry kindred. - No man shall marry his=20
mother, grandmother, daughter, son's daughter, daughter's daughter,=20
stepmother,
grandfather's wife, son's wife, son's son's wife, daughter's son's wife, =
wife's mother, wife's grandmother, wife's daughter, wife's son's daughter=
,
wife's daughter's daughter, sister, brother's daughter, sister's daughter=
,=20
father's sister, or mother's sister.
Connecticut
Conn. Gen. Stat. (2009)
=A7 46b-21. Kindred who may not marry. 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.
(As amended by Public Act No. 09-13)
It was illegal in the United Kingdom until 1907, when the Deceased
Wife's Sister's marriage act was passed
Personally, my 2nd great grandfather's brother married his brother's
widow =5Bhis sister-in-law=5D in Quebec after the death of her husband
=5Bthe men's brother=5D This was a Catholic marriage, and they needed a
dispensation, but they were married in the church in 1910.
In the US, these marriage laws vary by state. You would have to
look up the law in the particular state, and also for the particular
time period when your marriage in question occurred, unless you are
asking for our advice ;-) in which case you should ask a lawyer.
"Lisa Lepore" <lle...@comcast.net>
Kathleen Craine
> (A related question: Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's
> sister?)
>
Is this one of those trick questions? If she's a widow, then he's
dead, right?
[ I prolly shouldn't have approved the original post ... ;) - Mod ]
Yo$$1960
> > (A related question: Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's
> > sister?)
>
>
> ka7suz
Depends on "Where and when?". That is, which country, and what
period in history.
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Bob Melson
> > > (A related question: Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's
> > > sister?)
> > >
> >
> > Nope
> >
> > "ka7suz" ka7...@concentric.net
>
> I disagree - I think it is legal. In Rhode Island and Connecticut
> anyway...
>
> Here are the prohibited marriages there, based on current law:
>
> TITLE 15
> Domestic Relations
> CHAPTER 15-1
> Persons Eligible to Marry
> SECTION 15-1-1
>
> grandfather's wife, son's wife, son's son's wife, daughter's son's wife,
>
> wife's daughter's daughter, sister, brother's daughter, sister's daughter,
> father's sister, or mother's sister.
>
> Connecticut
> Conn. Gen. Stat. (2009)
>
> sibling, parent's sibling, sibling's child, stepparent or stepchild. Any
>
> (As amended by Public Act No. 09-13)
>
> It was illegal in the United Kingdom until 1907, when the Deceased
> Wife's Sister's marriage act was passed
>
> Personally, my 2nd great grandfather's brother married his brother's
> the men's brother This was a Catholic marriage, and they needed a
> dispensation, but they were married in the church in 1910.
>
> In the US, these marriage laws vary by state. You would have to
> look up the law in the particular state, and also for the particular
> time period when your marriage in question occurred, unless you are
> asking for our advice ;-) in which case you should ask a lawyer.
>
Operative word: WIDOW. Implies husband is deceased.
>From Webster's On-line Dictionary (http://www.merriam-webster.com):
Main Entry: 1widow
Pronunciation: \#wi-(#)d#\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English widewe, from Old English wuduwe; akin to Old High
German wituwa widow, Latin vidua, Sanskrit vidhav#, Latin -videre to
separate
Date: before 12th century
1 a : a woman who has lost her husband by death and usually has not
remarried
If the man is deceased, he cannot marry his wife's sister.
However, if he had married the sister before marrying the woman who
became his widow ...
C'mon, gang, this chestnut has outlived its welcome .. again.
Sweet Ol' Bob
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J. Hugh Sullivan
> > (A related question: Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's
> > sister?)
> >
> > Fred McKenzie <fm...@aol.com>
>
> Is this one of those trick questions? If she's a widow, then he's
> dead, right?
>
The question is much like a plane crashing on the state line between
2 states. Where do you bury the survivors?
Hugh
Keith Nuttle
That is the way I read it. I also though it was a trick question so
did not respond.
Keith Nuttle <keith_...@sbcglobal.net>
Gene Y.
I was wondering when someone would inject some sanity and
comprehension. <g>
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donkelly
> > > (A related question: Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's
> > > sister?)
> >
> >
> > ka7suz
>
> Depends on "Where and when?". That is, which country, and what
> period in history.
>
Texas 1905 my grandfather lost his wife to pneumonia. Two years
later he married my grandmother whom was his first wife's younger
sister.
It happens.
donkelly
donkelly <ocol...@comcast.net>
ka7suz
> [ I prolly shouldn't have approved the original post ... ;) - Mod ]
Actually, it should serve as a fun lesson to carefully consider data
before drawing conclusions. ;-)
JoAnn
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Gene Y.
It still amazes me how many people do nor READ a post before
slamming off a response. Skimming a post is OK for a fast idea of
what the post is about but one should really READ & UNDERSTAND the
post before responding .
In this instance the skimmers totally missed the fact that it was a
JOKE.
Oh well, life continues to amuse. <g>
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J. Hugh Sullivan
144 people have looked up your call sign on QRZ.com. Is it raining
in Spokane?
WA4QZU Hugh
Lisa Lepore
>> > > (A related question: Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's
>> > > sister?)
>> > >
>> >
>> > Nope
>> >
>> > "ka7suz" ka7...@concentric.net
>>
>> I disagree - I think it is legal. In Rhode Island and Connecticut
>> anyway...
>>
>> Here are the prohibited marriages there, based on current law:
>>
>> TITLE 15
>> Domestic Relations
>> CHAPTER 15-1
>> Persons Eligible to Marry
>> SECTION 15-1-1
>>
>> grandfather's wife, son's wife, son's son's wife, daughter's son's wife,
>>
>> wife's daughter's daughter, sister, brother's daughter, sister's
>> father's sister, or mother's sister.
>>
>> Connecticut
>> Conn. Gen. Stat. (2009)
>>
>> sibling, parent's sibling, sibling's child, stepparent or stepchild. Any
>>
>> (As amended by Public Act No. 09-13)
>>
>> It was illegal in the United Kingdom until 1907, when the Deceased
>> Wife's Sister's marriage act was passed
>>
>> Personally, my 2nd great grandfather's brother married his brother's
>> the men's brother This was a Catholic marriage, and they needed a
>> dispensation, but they were married in the church in 1910.
>>
>> In the US, these marriage laws vary by state. You would have to
>> look up the law in the particular state, and also for the particular
>> time period when your marriage in question occurred, unless you are
>> asking for our advice ;-) in which case you should ask a lawyer.
>>
>
> Operative word: WIDOW. Implies husband is deceased.
>
> From Webster's On-line Dictionary (http://www.merriam-webster.com):
> Main Entry: 1widow
> Pronunciation: \#wi-(#)d#\
> Function: noun
> Etymology: Middle English widewe, from Old English wuduwe; akin to Old
> High
> German wituwa widow, Latin vidua, Sanskrit vidhav#, Latin -videre to
> separate
> Date: before 12th century
>
> 1 a : a woman who has lost her husband by death and usually has not
> remarried
>
> If the man is deceased, he cannot marry his wife's sister.
>
> However, if he had married the sister before marrying the woman who
> became his widow ...
>
> C'mon, gang, this chestnut has outlived its welcome .. again.
>
Sorry,
I guess I didn't read carefully enough. I took his message to mean
could a man marry his sister-in-law.
Perhaps Fred will chime in and let us know if he was asking a
serious question, or just pulling our leg.
Lisa
"Lisa Lepore" <lle...@comcast.net>
Wes Groleau
> If the man is deceased, he cannot marry his wife's sister.
>
But the OP didn't ask about ability, rather about legality.
:-)
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Mick
> > If the man is deceased, he cannot marry his wife's sister.
> >
> > Bob Melson
>
> But the OP didn't ask about ability, rather about legality.
>
> :-)
>
Since included in the original marriage vows was probably "'til
Death do us Part" he is now presumably free to marry again and I
don't believe there are any laws prohibiting marriage to a corpse.
So the question is: upon completion of the ceremony, does she
automatically become an instant Widow?
MickG
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ka7suz
> 144 people have looked up your call sign on QRZ.com. Is it raining
> in Spokane?
>
> WA4QZU Hugh
To the earlier responder - I knew it was a trick question. and
looked forward to the responses. Was rewarding.
And, to Hugh - nope :-D. Might be in Seattle 300+ miles west of
Spokane, though.
73s
JoAnn
ka7suz <ka7...@concentric.net>