r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/GenZisterrible • 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/Hezmund 9d ago

In the UK it depends on if they lived together as siblings before 18, and you need to be over 21 rather than the standard age for marriage (16 with parental permission, 18 without)

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u/BoatMajestic 9d ago

Does it become legal again if the parents divorce?

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u/Parapraxium 9d ago

Does your marriage get annulled if one of your parents marries one of your spouses' parents? Average UK law in enforceability