Sec. 3. A man shall not marry his mother, sister, grandmother, daughter, granddaughter, stepmother, grandfather's wife, son's wife, grandson's wife, wife's mother, wife's grandmother, wife's daughter, wife's granddaughter, brother's daughter, sister's daughter, father's sister, mother's sister, or cousin of the first degree, or another man.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 551.3
Incapacity; persons man prohibited from marrying
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Commonwealth v. Rahim (2004)
Most recently applied in People v. Redden (September 2010)
R.S. 1846, Ch. 83; CL 1857, 3206; CL 1871, 4721; How. 6211; CL 1897, 8590; Am. 1903, Act 257, Eff
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