Can a man legally marry his stepaunt?
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Can a man legally marry his stepaunt?
Asked on October 28, 2011 under Family Law, Louisiana
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Yes, a man can legally marry his step aunt.
The only restrictions on whom a person may marry relate to blood relatives--obviously children and siblings, but also generally including at least some cousins or aunts and uncles by blood.
However, a step aunt is not a blood relation. So long as it is not a blood relation, it does not matter what the relationship is called or how close it is. Woody Allen, after all, married a woman with whom he had what many would consider a father-daughter relationship--but he was *not* her father. So as long as the only relationship in this case is through marriage and not by blood, there should be no impediment to marriage.
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