I am wondering if the law on prohibited marriages is different in Australia from that in the UK.
According to the WIKI on this site:
The 1931 Marriage Act removed 6, 7, 8 and 9 (Aunt-in-law and Uncle-in-law) and 27, 28, 29 and 30 (Niece-in-law and Nephew-in-law) provided the relevant Uncle, Aunt, Niece, and Nephew were dead.
I assume this means that you cannot marry your e.g. niece in law unless your previous wife (her aunt) is dead, i.e. if you divorce your wife you cannot marry her niece. Is this what everyone else understands this to mean?
And, does anyone know if this is the same in Australia?
Many thanks
Helen
According to the WIKI on this site:
The 1931 Marriage Act removed 6, 7, 8 and 9 (Aunt-in-law and Uncle-in-law) and 27, 28, 29 and 30 (Niece-in-law and Nephew-in-law) provided the relevant Uncle, Aunt, Niece, and Nephew were dead.
I assume this means that you cannot marry your e.g. niece in law unless your previous wife (her aunt) is dead, i.e. if you divorce your wife you cannot marry her niece. Is this what everyone else understands this to mean?
And, does anyone know if this is the same in Australia?
Many thanks
Helen
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