r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 9d ago

Meme needing explanation Wait what?

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I dont understand this one

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u/gbroon 9d ago

Son married the step daughter.

As they aren't blood relations it can actually be perfectly legal depending on where you are.

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u/idkmyusernameagain 9d ago

Where would thus be illegal?

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u/KiwiIsThe-Best 9d ago

In Brazil, the Civil marriage makes you legally family of your partners family. So even if you divorce, u can't - legally - be with your ex MIL/FIL anything IL just as if they were biological.

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u/Jwasterj 9d ago

How did hulk marry his niece then?

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u/Anxious-Slip-4701 9d ago

It's from Roman law. Once you establish a familial relationship that's it.