Indiana Code 31-11-1-2
Marriage to close relative prohibited; marriages between cousins; exceptions
Two (2) individuals may not marry each other if the individuals are more closely related than second cousins. However, two (2) individuals may marry each other if the individuals are:
(1) first cousins; and
(2) both at least sixty-five (65) years of age.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3.
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