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You can only marry a step-sibling in the UK if the 2 parties first met as adults. If one or both was under 18 when they first met, then no. Edit: I believe the
by kitd 7mo ago
You can only marry a step-sibling in the UK if the 2 parties first met as adults. If one or both was under 18 when they first met, then no.
Edit: I believe the same applies for step-parent/child.
- tzs 7mo agoThat seems overly restrictive. Consider this scenario: 1. Romeo and Juliet meet when they are teens. They are not step-relatives. They develop a romantic relationship, which their parents disapprove of. 2. The maintain their relationship, which grows deeper with age, and plan to marry as soon as the are 18. 3. Before they turn 18 both of them lose a parent (maybe to divorce, maybe to death). Their remaining parents get married in order to make Romeo and Juliet step siblings and thus block them from marrying.
- manarth 7mo agoPlease do write that fanfic play (with appropriate Shakespearean tragedy) :-D
- manarth 7mo ago"If one or both was under 18 when they first met" The age of 18 relates to the age of consent for step- relationships. The age of consent in the UK for most relationships is 16. It's raised to 18 in the case of many step- relationships. The age at which they met is irrelevant; the age at the moment of the activity – marriage/sexual congress – is the relevant matter in law. Once both parties are older than 18 there is no legal impediment.