Can You Marry Your Adopted Child?

ANSWER: The adopted siblings described here, who are related by adoption only, but not by blood, can marry. However, they must request authorization from the court. Adopted siblings who are related within the fourth degree are prohibited from marrying each other.

Can someone marry their adopted child?

Although it is discouraged, since the adopted child isn't part of the family's hereditary blood, he or she may marry a sibling from their adopted family. It may not be considered incest, but it is considered unseemly.

Is it incest to marry your adopted cousin?

Laws vary in the US and around the world as to whether sex between family members where one is adopted is legally considered incest. Regardless of the legality, in my book it is incest pure and simple, and it is wrong because it is harmful to the adoptee.