PVL 2601 ASSINGMENT 2
QUESTION 1
a) Consanguinity refers to blood relationship; in other words, it refers to the
relationship which is created by birth between persons who have at least one
common ancestor, Consanguinity may exist in either the direct line, that is,
between ascendants and descendants (such as father and daughter,
grandmother and grandson), or the collateral line, that is, between blood relations
who are not related to one another in the direct line, but are related through a
common ancestor (such as brother and sister, cousins, uncle and niece).
Affinity refers to the relationship which comes into being between a married
person and the blood relations of his or her spouse, as a result of the marriage,
affinity can exist in either the direct or the collateral line. In the direct line, affinity
exists between a husband and his wife’s blood relations. Affinity in the collateral
line exists between a husband and his wife’s blood relations in the collateral line
and between a wife and her husband’s blood relations in the collateral line.
b) The four rules that must be considered in determining whether persons are within
the prohibited degrees of relationship are ;
Blood relatives in the direct line may not marry.
Blood relatives in the collateral line may not marry if either of them is
related to their common ancestor(s) within the first degree or generation.
Persons related to each other by affinity in the direct line may not marry.
Persons related to each other by affinity in the collateral line are allowed to
marry.
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QUESTION 1
a) Consanguinity refers to blood relationship; in other words, it refers to the
relationship which is created by birth between persons who have at least one
common ancestor, Consanguinity may exist in either the direct line, that is,
between ascendants and descendants (such as father and daughter,
grandmother and grandson), or the collateral line, that is, between blood relations
who are not related to one another in the direct line, but are related through a
common ancestor (such as brother and sister, cousins, uncle and niece).
Affinity refers to the relationship which comes into being between a married
person and the blood relations of his or her spouse, as a result of the marriage,
affinity can exist in either the direct or the collateral line. In the direct line, affinity
exists between a husband and his wife’s blood relations. Affinity in the collateral
line exists between a husband and his wife’s blood relations in the collateral line
and between a wife and her husband’s blood relations in the collateral line.
b) The four rules that must be considered in determining whether persons are within
the prohibited degrees of relationship are ;
Blood relatives in the direct line may not marry.
Blood relatives in the collateral line may not marry if either of them is
related to their common ancestor(s) within the first degree or generation.
Persons related to each other by affinity in the direct line may not marry.
Persons related to each other by affinity in the collateral line are allowed to
marry.
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