NEW YORK (PIX11) – Did you know New York is a “Kissing cousin state?”
“New York State does not permit Marriage Licenses to be issued to an ancestor and a descendant such as between a parent and child or grandparent and grandchild,” the NYC Office of the City Clerk for New York’s website states.
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That means that, under New York law, marrying your first cousin is legal and protected by the state. New York also allows a niece to marry her mother’s half-brother, but she cannot marry her mother’s full brother.
All these terms might be tricky, but a website is dedicated to explaining cousin marriage…