{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-11.603","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 11.603","heading":"Invalid or prohibited marriages.","body":"(a) The following marriages are prohibited:\n(1) A marriage entered into prior to the dissolution of an earlier marriage of one of the parties;\n(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;\n(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;\n(4) A marriage prohibited by custom and usage of the tribe.\n(b) Children born of a prohibited marriage are legitimate.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—LAW AND ORDER","PART 11—COURTS OF INDIAN OFFENSES AND LAW AND ORDER CODE","Subpart F—Domestic Relations"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"3f9174050988d40fe2bca92032fdafe18d341407b140e4355e00480f766ac621","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-11.602","next":"us/25-cfr-11.604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}