Maryland Code
Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 2-202 (2026)
§ 2-202
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§2–202.
(a) Any marriage performed in this State that is prohibited by this section is void.
(b) (1) An individual may not marry the individual’s:
(i) grandparent;
(ii) parent;
(iii) child;
(iv) sibling; or
(v) grandchild.
(2) An individual who violates any provision of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of $1,500.
(c) (1) An individual may not marry the individual’s:
(i) grandparent’s spouse;
(ii) spouse’s grandparent;
(iii) parent’s sibling;
(iv) stepparent;
(v) spouse’s parent;
(vi) spouse’s child;
(vii) child’s spouse;
(viii) grandchild’s spouse;
(ix) spouse’s grandchild; or
(x) sibling’s child.
(2) An individual who violates any provision of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of $500.
(a) Any marriage performed in this State that is prohibited by this section is void.
(b) (1) An individual may not marry the individual’s:
(i) grandparent;
(ii) parent;
(iii) child;
(iv) sibling; or
(v) grandchild.
(2) An individual who violates any provision of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of $1,500.
(c) (1) An individual may not marry the individual’s:
(i) grandparent’s spouse;
(ii) spouse’s grandparent;
(iii) parent’s sibling;
(iv) stepparent;
(v) spouse’s parent;
(vi) spouse’s child;
(vii) child’s spouse;
(viii) grandchild’s spouse;
(ix) spouse’s grandchild; or
(x) sibling’s child.
(2) An individual who violates any provision of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of $500.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases, 1996–2014 · leading case: Conaway v. Deane, 932 A.2d 571 (Md. 2007).
Conaway v. Deane, 932 A.2d 571 (Md. 2007). “If any person within this State shall marry within any of the degrees of kindred or affinity expressed in the following table, the marriage shall be void.”
Tapscott v. State, 684 A.2d 439 (Md. 1996). “) § 2-202 of the Family Law Article lists the specific relationships within which marriage is prohibited.”
Bostic v. Schaefer, 760 F.3d 352 (4th Cir. 2014). “Code § 48-2-302, but the remaining states in this Circuit allow first cousin marriage, see Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 2-202 ; N.C. Gen.”
Robinson v. State, 946 A.2d 456 (Md. 2008). “Finally, appellant points to other statutes, particularly § 2-202 of the Family Law Article, Md.Code (1984, 2006 Repl.”
Commonwealth v. Rahim, 805 N.E.2d 13 (Mass. 2004). “020 (Lexis 1999); Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 2-202 (1999) and Crim.”
Timothy Bostic v. George Schaefer, No. 14-1167 (4th Cir. July 28, 2014). “Code § 48-2-302 , but the remaining states in this Circuit allow first cousin marriage, see Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 2-202 ; N.C. Gen.”
Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 2-202(c): 1 case
Tapscott v. State, 684 A.2d 439 (Md. 1996). “) § 2-202 of the Family Law Article lists the specific relationships within which marriage is prohibited.”
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