Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, § 2 (2026)

Marriage of woman to certain relatives prohibited

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Section 2. No woman shall marry her father, grandfather, son, grandson, brother, stepfather, grandmother's husband, daughter's husband, granddaughter's husband, husband's grandfather, husband's son, husband's grandson, brother's son, sister's son, father's brother or mother's brother.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1996–1996 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Smith, 7 Mass. L. Rptr. 185 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1996).

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Commonwealth v. Smith, 7 Mass. L. Rptr. 185 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1996). “207, §1 (1994) (stating that no man shall marry his daughter); G.L.c. 207, §2 (1994) (stating that no woman shall marry her father).”

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