Is it legal to marry my mothers elder sisters daughter?We belong to GavaraNaidu,Hindu.I am a few months elder?
I am boy who belongs to Gavara Naidu(caste),Hindu. I love a girl but she is the daughter of my mothers elder sister.We both love each other & i am a few months elder than her. Could i marry her ? If i marry her would be there any problem in getting children ? Is it illegal to marry her ? Could her or my parents claim that it is not valid if we marry ? SORRY IFORGET TO SPECIFY MY STATE ! I BELONG TO TAMILNADU.(INDIA)
2007-03-01 19:30:44 · 22 answers · asked by muthu raman 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
To answer Mr. Mani, it is a common practice in Tamilnadu a guy to marry his sister's daughter. That makes her his niece, right? Again, in a lot of places in India, it is perfectly legal to marry your uncle's/aunt's (mother's brother/father's sister) daughter. So I don't see why not in this case.
If both of you love each other, just go ahead and do it.
All the best.
2007-03-01 22:08:41 · answer #1 · answered by raucous raphael 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Premarital, extramarital or unwed sexual activities are not barred / prohibited and are offences Indian law.
Generally in Hindu customs of Tamilnadu (including Gavara Naidu), one can marry mother's brother or father's sisters daughter/son. But father's brother and Mother's sister daughter are to be treated as sisters. Any violation in such a custom will result in lot of resentment in your community and family.
The love you are talking about may just be puppy love. In the intrest of better family relations, I would like you to give up the idea.
2007-03-04 02:38:37 · answer #2 · answered by Gopalakrishnan P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
seeing that this marriage is not incestuous, it is leagl. ur parents or anybody else cannot claim it invalid
but u could have trouble having children with ur cousin. u share some blood to some extent. ur children might be born with deformities... there are chances.
u should reconsider. r u sure ur in love? cousins are usually very close 2 each other... and at a young age, u miss d difference between "friendly attraction" and "love". also see if ur community accepts such marrriages. Law will recognise it... but ur community might declare u outcasts.
please reconsider ur decision
good luck
2007-03-02 06:21:32 · answer #3 · answered by sushobhan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends upon your specific culture, tradition, custom, rites, etc. The government laws do not hurdle, obstruct or restrain. In India there is minimum age restriction for marriage (not for unwed sexual activities), 18+ for girls and 21+ for boys.
Premarital, extramarital or unwed sexual activities are not barred / prohibited and are no offence in any Indian law.
However marrying contrary to mandates of caste & parents will create unbearable problems.
2007-03-02 16:48:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, don't pay attention to them. It is a common misconception amongst americans do to their tendency to pervert science to match social taboos that intercourse between cousins leads to mutations or "handicaps" - all scientific studies have found no such link. The only incest related increased possibility mutations is between immediate relatives (mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters) not cousins, and the likelihood of a mutation between immediate relatives is extremely rare. Generally for a mutation to occur there must be multiple consecutive generations of incest.
If you love her you should be able to marry her.
2007-03-02 03:43:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep the love aside. Even if she is your Father's sister's daughter (formally agreed by our culture), it is not adviseable to marry as you would not get children healthy. It is the fact. Recently my friend has faced such situation. If you want to get more info on the same, you may contact me. I respect love a lot. It can come across country/continent. But it should not come too closer as you have. Please try to understand.
2007-03-02 12:17:50 · answer #6 · answered by Baski 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is illegal in few states in US,because of the dangers of birth defects in children.I do not think there is any law against it in India.If you are Muslim or a Hindu whose family migrated from Pakistan,marriages between cousins is a normal thing.
2007-03-04 18:09:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the United States,marrying 1st and 2,d cousins,parents,siblings is illegal by incest laws.
2007-03-02 03:42:27 · answer #8 · answered by Jessica_The_kitty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes u can marry her but u have to see that the girls age is above 18.
2007-03-02 03:55:01 · answer #9 · answered by santpal_goel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the US it's legal. But there can be genetic illnesses for the kinds so speak to a medical professional before you do anything.
2007-03-02 03:40:45 · answer #10 · answered by KB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋