You are not allowed to marry your grandparent, parent, child or grandchild, sister or brother, great-aunt or great-uncle, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew, great-niece or great-nephew
If you are a Hindu marrying under the Hindu law or custom, you will not be prohibited to marry your sister's daughter (niece) or your mother's brother (uncle)
You are not allowed to marry the grandparent or parent, child or grandchild of your spouse or former spouse
You are not allowed to marry the former spouse of your grandparent or parent, child or grandchild
You are not allowed to marry a person whom you have adopted or by whom you have been adopted
For the above purposes, relationships include
relationship of the half blood as well as the full blood
illegitimate blood relationship as well as legitimate
You must obtain a special marriage licence in Form JPN.KC01A (Application For Marriage Licence For Parties Whose Relationships Are Prohibited) [1] for prohibited relationships marriage. The licence may be granted by the Chief Minister, in his discretion, if he is satisfied that such marriage is unobjectionable under the law, religion, custom or usage applicable to the parties thereto.
1. Parties intending to marry in Malaysia must reside in the district of where they aim to marry for at least 7 days before making an application to National Registration Department (NRD). 2. Registration of marriage shall take place after 21 days but not later than 6 months of application.
As we mentioned earlier, cousin-marriages are LEGAL in Malaysia. In fact, one of the Cilisos writers actually knew someone from high school who had parents that were cousins!
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