Oklahoma Statutes

Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 2 (2026)

Consanguinity

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Marriages between ancestors and descendants of any degree, of a stepfather with a stepdaughter, stepmother with stepson, between uncles and nieces, aunts and nephews, except in cases where such relationship is only by marriage, between brothers and sisters of the half as well as the whole blood, and first cousins are declared to be incestuous, illegal and void, and are expressly prohibited. Provided, that any marriage of first cousins performed in another

state authorizing such marriages, which is otherwise legal, is hereby recognized as valid and binding in this state as of the date of such marriage. R.L.1910, § 3884; Laws 1965, c. 101, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 344, § 1; Laws 1969, c. 139, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1969.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2014–2014 · leading case: Bishop v. United States ex rel. Holder, 962 F. Supp. 2d 1252 (N.D. Okla. 2014).
Bishop v. United States ex rel. Holder, 962 F. Supp. 2d 1252 (N.D. Okla. 2014). “Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 2 . . Unlike some other states, Oklahoma does not offer any alternative scheme for same-sex couples, such as civil unions.”
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