Can I marry my daughter in India?

The message from all these callers: Desperate parents, left without a livelihood in the middle of a pandemic, are rushing to marry off their underage daughters. (In India, it is illegal for a girl under age 18 to wed.
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Can you legally marry your daughter?

X.: According to John Beckstrom, professor of family law, Northwestern University Law School, it is not legal anywhere in the United States for a father and daughter to knowingly marry each other. Such a marriage would not be valid. In fact, in many states the father would be prosecuted for criminal incest.
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Is it legal to marry a child in India?

The Indian government has tabled the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha, a bill aimed at increasing the minimum legal age of marriage for girls from 18 to 21 years. This bill will amend the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, which prohibits child marriages in India.
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Who married their own daughter?

In an unusual event, a Maharashtra man married his own daughter, taking advantage of his wife's absence from the house. According to police, Raju Pawar, a daily wage labourer from Purandarar, Pune, recently married his 13-year-old daughter with the help of other people.
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What states can you marry your daughter?

As of July 1, 2019, 12 states have no minimum age when all exemptions are taken into account, such as requiring parental consent and a judge's approval. These states are California, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
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How can I marry without parents permission?

If you and the girl you want to marry have attained the age of Majority, i.e, 18 years for female and 21 years for male, then you can apply for registration of marriage in the Registrar's office. Also, keep in mind that this marriage is with her consent otherwise, you can be charged for abduction of the said girl.
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Can you marry a 12 year old in America?

Most states have a minimum marriage age for minors with parental consent, ranging from 12-17 years old. However, California and Mississippi do not have minimum ages for minors to be allowed to marry with parental consent.
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Can you marry your own son?

No person shall marry his or her sibling, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, stepparent, grandparents' spouse, spouse's child, spouse's grandchild, sibling's child or parent's sibling. Consensual incest between people 16 years old or more is not a criminal offense.
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Can I marry sister?

While cousin marriage is legal in most countries, and avunculate marriage is legal in several, sexual relations between siblings are considered incestuous almost universally. Sibling incest is legally prohibited in most countries worldwide. It was historically practiced in ancient Egypt and indigenous Inca tribes.
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Can U marry step daughter?

It is not permissible for a man to marry his wife's daughter because she is his step daughter, after he has consummated the relationship with her mother. The fact that she lives with her father and she doesn't move with her mother to live with him has no effect on the ruling.
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Can you marry a girl under 18?

It came into effect from 1 November 2007, replacing the Child Marriage Restraint Act (CMRA) of 1929 or Sharda Act. This law was amended in 1978, wherein the legal age of marriage of girls was raised from 15 to 18 years and of boys from 18 to 21 years. The amended law was known as the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929.
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Can a 19 year old boy get married in India?

Yes sir you can marry as you are adult so you both have a right to chose your partner as per your will and liking and you both belong to different community so you can marry under special marriage act.
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Can I marry 17 years old girl?

Marriage legally prohibited means that there are no circumstances in which a 17-year-old girl can legally be married.
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Where can father and daughter marry?

Yes, law in Iran allows a father to marry his adopted daughter, the only condition being that she will have to be over 13 years. This law was passed in 2013.
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What country can you marry at 12?

And in Tanzania, Muslim and Hindu girls can marry at 12 as long as the marriage is not consummated until the girl reaches the age of 15. More than two dozen countries (27) require that one or both spouses be older than 18.
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When did India ban child marriage?

Child marriage was outlawed in 1929, under Indian law.
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Can a Hindu marry his niece?

Yes you can marry your niece under the Hindu Merriage Act, 1955 if the customs and traditions permit you to do so.
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Can siblings get pregnant?

Many cases of incest can be recognized when pregnancy occurs. In the present case, an incestuous relationship between a male and female sibling younger than 15 years resulting in pregnancy has been examined.
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Can I marry my dog?

Is it legal to marry an animal? Human-animal marriage is not specifically mentioned in national laws – meaning technically that there's nothing to stop you entering a state of holy matrimony with your dog, cat, hamster.
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Is marrying your sister legal in India?

Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act bans, among other things, marriage between a brother and sister, uncle and niece, aunt and nephew, or children of brother and sister or of two brothers or of two sisters. The marriage is void, unless the custom of the community permits it.
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Can parents marry their kids?

Incest between consenting adults is illegal in every US state apart from New Jersey and Rhode Island, but marriage is prohibited in those states along with the rest of the country.
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Did a daughter marry her mother?

A young woman in South Africa married her own mother, claims a message circulating on Facebook in Nigeria since 10 September 2020. It includes a photo of two women holding hands and dressed in white at what appears to be their wedding.
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What is the marriage age in China?

The minimum age for marriage is raised to 22 for the man and 20 for the woman, although in practice even later marriage is encouraged. Late marriage and late childbirth are emphasized as part of China's attempt to limit its population growth.
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Is child marriage legal in Pakistan?

Section 498-B of the PPC prohibits forces marriages and makes it an offense, punishable with imprisonment extending to seven years but not less than three years and liable to a fine of Rs 500,000.
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How old is the youngest bride?

Nujood Ali was just an eight-year-old child when her father arranged for her get married. She was one of 16 children.
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