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Act No. 3613 Section 28

Incestuous marriages.

Section 28

SEC. 28. Incestuous marriages.—Marriages between the following are incestuous and void from their performance, whether the relationship between the parties be legitimate or illegitimate: (a) Between ascendants and descendants of any degree; (b) Between brothers and sisters, including stepmothers and stepsisters; (c) Between uncles and nieces and aunts and nephews by consanguinity up to the third civil degree. Marriages between the following shall also be considered void: (a) Between stepfathers and stepdaughters and stepmothers and stepsons; (b) Between the adopting father or mother and the adopted; between the latter and the surviving spouse of the former, and between the former and the surviving spouse of the latter; (c) Between the legitimate children of the adopter and the adopted; (d) Between those who have been condemned as authors, or as the author and accomplice, of the death of the spouse of either of them.

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CitationAct No. 3613 Section 28 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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