Bill > H2264

This bill, titled "Prohibiting marriage to certain relatives," amends Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 207 by deleting Section 2 and revising Section 1 to explicitly list prohibited marriages. The updated Section 1 clarifies that individuals cannot marry their mother, grandmother, daughter, granddaughter, sister, stepmother, grandfather'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, or mother's sister. Similarly, it prohibits women from marrying their father, grandfather, son, grandson, brother, stepfather, grandmother's husband, daughter's husband, granddaughter's husband, husband's grandfather, husband's son, husband's grandson, brother's son, sister's son, father's brother, or mother's brother. This aims to codify and clarify existing prohibitions on marrying close blood relatives and certain in-laws.