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Court Rules Against Annulment of Existing Marriages Between 3rd and Closer Cousins

Court Rules Against Annulment of Existing Marriages Between 3rd and Closer Cousins

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The current civil law invalidating marriages among third cousins and closer relatives does not conform to the Constitution and needs to be revised, the Constitutional Court ruled Thursday. The court said that it is constitutional for the civil law to prohibit marriages between third and closer cousins. But a [...]