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OK Code › Title 43 › Section 43-2

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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

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43. Marriage and Family Page 8

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.

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