Sweden rolls out total ban on cousin marriage from July 1st
Marrying your cousin is currently legal in Sweden. But that will change this summer.
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Swedish government moves to ban cousin marriage from 2026
A new inquiry has proposed that Sweden ban marriages between cousins from next year, as well as no longer recognising marriages between cousins which took place abroad..
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