2006-08-04 04:03:28 · 9 answers · asked by rickjfico 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Yes. It's legal anywhere in America.
My father after widowing married his sister in law
2006-08-04 16:31:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could state the question more clearly as:
If a Man's wife has died, is allowed to marry her sister? Specifically in regard to the laws of Mississippi?
I would be suprized if there are any laws prohibiting such an arangment, unless it would break another more important law:
Such as the Sister is only a half sister, and on that side of the family is somehow realated to the man too closely by blood.
Excluding any issues like that many cultures actually have traditions where the Man is expected to Marry into the family again if there is a suitable bride available.
I know a family where there is some cultural strife over this very issue. The gentleman had married a woman from Asia while he was in the mititary. After about 20 years of marriage she developed cancer. He was very loving and kind to the end taking care of her. They were blessed enough to have daughter (grown by this time) together as well. He foccused more into his military career for many more years, and lived as a widower. Maybe 10 years later he met a woman who made him feel alive again and began seeing her. After a reasonable period of engagement they announced their plans to marry. The old inlaws were VERY upset. There cultural imperative was that the man should have married the sister. So that his resources would continue to strenghten the ties between their two homes and create success between them all. This new person was NOT in the cards. It was very tense at the wedding. : /
Go figure.
2006-08-04 08:20:36 · answer #2 · answered by Crystal Violet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why isn't this in the jokes and riddles area? If a woman is a widow, which ability she has lost her husband to dying - so he should not be marrying everyone. She ought to remarry, inspite of the incontrovertible fact that; possibly even to her deceased husband's brother. P.S. If this wasn't a humorous tale - a male who has lost his spouse (to dying) is named a widower. He can remarry - and to my awareness there is not any regulation asserting it can not be to the sister of his previous due-spouse - inspite of the incontrovertible fact that some could evaluate that cheesy.
2016-11-03 21:14:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where are you going to move? It is legal everywhere in the United States, and probably everywhere in the world. Guess you'll have to move to the moon or another planet.
2006-08-04 17:01:50 · answer #4 · answered by AF 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about MS law...but I don't see why you can't. I know of a woman here in Ohio who, after her husband died, married his brother...didn't have to change her last name!
Do you mean marry his dead wife's sister btw? Because "his widow" means that *he* is the one that died.
2006-08-04 04:10:02 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
State laws vary, but I personally don't see why not. They are not blood relatives and the deceased definitely couldn't have problems with it (she is in a better place?), and if these two find happiness with each other, why bother them.
2006-08-04 10:01:48 · answer #6 · answered by cstudent 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because he'd be dead.
If a man has a widow... he's dead.
2006-08-04 08:26:11 · answer #7 · answered by Morey000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, If she's dead already like he is, plus I think you had better get stepping.
Don't forget your fish.
2006-08-04 20:11:17 · answer #8 · answered by Vera W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you wasting everybody's time or you are that simple
2006-08-04 04:12:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋