25 C.F.R. § 11.603   Invalid or prohibited marriages.


Title 25 - Indians


Title 25: Indians
PART 11—LAW AND ORDER ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Subpart F—Domestic Relations

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§ 11.603   Invalid or prohibited marriages.

(a) The following marriages are prohibited:

(1) A marriage entered into prior to the dissolution of an earlier marriage of one of the parties;

(2) A marriage between an ancestor and a descendant, or between a brother and a sister, whether the relationship is by the half or the whole blood;

(3) A marriage between an aunt and a nephew or between an uncle and a niece, whether the relationship is by the half or the whole blood, except as to marriages permitted by established tribal custom;

(4) A marriage prohibited by custom and usage of the tribe.

(b) Children born of a prohibited marriage are legitimate.

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