Marriage cannot be contracted with a lineal ancestor or descendant, nor the lineal ancestor or descendant of either parent, nor the child of a grandparent, nor the lineal descendants of husband or wife, as the case may be, nor the husband or wife of a parent or lineal descendant.
Code 1858, § 2436 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 23, § 18); Shan., § 4185; Code 1932, § 8408; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-401.
Cross-References. Incest, criminal penalty, §39-15-302.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 18 Tenn. Juris., Marriage, § 3.
Law Reviews.
Due Process and Equal Protection: A Constitutional Approach To Same-Sex Marriage, 5 Tenn. J. L. & Pol'y 71 (2009).
Family Support and Supporting Families, 68 Vand. L. Rev. En Banc 153 (2015).
Informal Marriages in Tennessee — Marriage by Estoppel, by Prescription, and by Ratification, 3 Vand. L. Rev. 610 (1950).
The Paradox of Family Privacy, 53 Vand. L. Rev. 527 (2000).
Attorney General Opinions. Performance of ceremony by judge not judicial act, OAG 97-011, 1997 Tenn. AG LEXIS 21 (2/6/97).