Louisiana Revised Statutes & Codes

La. Rev. Stat. § 9:211 (2026)

PART II. COLLATERAL RELATIONS

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PART II. COLLATERAL RELATIONS

§211. Relations of the fourth degree

Notwithstanding the provisions of Civil Code Article 90, marriages between collaterals within the fourth degree, fifty-five years of age or older, which were entered into on or before December 31, 1992, shall be considered legal and the enactment hereof shall in no way impair vested property rights.

Acts 1993, No. 7, §1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1988–2008 · leading case: Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988).

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Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988). “1988) (minors not legally prohibited from marrying, even without parental consent, but marriage ceremony required); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §9:211 (West Supp. 1988) (official may not perform marriage ceremony in which a minor is a party without parental consent; comments to Civ.”

Ghassemi v. Ghassemi, 998 So. 2d 731 (La. Ct. App. 2008). “Although no "general" ratifications have occurred since 1981, in 1993, the legislature enacted LSA-R.S. 9:211, which currently provides: Notwithstanding the provisions of Civil Code Article 90, marriages between collaterals within the fourth degree, fifty-five years of age or…”

Cupples v. Pruitt, 754 So. 2d 328 (La. Ct. App. 2000). “R.S. 9:211 (legitimizing certain marriages between collateral relations within the fourth degree); La.”

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