Is it legal to marry my mothers elder sisters daughter?I am a few months elder than her.we both love each othe

Is it legal to marry my mothers elder sisters daughter?We belong to GavaraNaidu,Hindu.I am a few months elder?
I am boy who belongs to Gavara Naidu(caste),Hindu. I love a girl but she is the daughter of my mothers elder sister.We both love each other & i am a few months elder than her. Could i marry her ? If i marry her would be there any problem in getting children ? Is it illegal to marry her ? Could her or my parents claim that it is not valid if we marry ? SORRY IFORGET TO SPECIFY MY STATE ! I BELONG TO TAMILNADU.(INDIA)

To answer Mr. Mani, it is a common practice in Tamilnadu a guy to marry his sister's daughter. That makes her his niece, right? Again, in a lot of places in India, it is perfectly legal to marry your uncle's/aunt's (mother's brother/father's sister) daughter. So I don't see why not in this case.

If both of you love each other, just go ahead and do it.

All the best.

Yes, it is OK for you. Not Me.

Yeah, but getting divorced is a real *****!

That makes her your cousin

That all depends on Indian law, which I don't know.
If you have children with that woman, your children might have health problems because you might be "too" related.

You cant marry her cause she is your first cousin and thats illegeal everywhere. You ould also have problems with children as if you have any it is highly possible that they will be handicapped in some way

yes

Somehow u both have similar blood running inside u. U both should think of the future. I've heard that if 2 people having blood relationships wouldn't get a normal child.

Think abt it.

Its not but in my opinion if u do love each other ill say do it , its ur happiness that matters and not other peoples opinion alll the best

In the US it's legal. But there can be genetic illnesses for the kinds so speak to a medical professional before you do anything.

No. She is your sister.

In the United States,marrying 1st and 2,d cousins,parents,siblings is illegal by incest laws.

Actually, don't pay attention to them. It is a common misconception amongst americans do to their tendency to pervert science to match social taboos that intercourse between cousins leads to mutations or "handicaps" - all scientific studies have found no such link. The only incest related increased possibility mutations is between immediate relatives (mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters) not cousins, and the likelihood of a mutation between immediate relatives is extremely rare. Generally for a mutation to occur there must be multiple consecutive generations of incest.

If you love her you should be able to marry her.

Dont care where you live. shes your cousin and not a distant one its a pretty sick idea to even be involved with her dont know the legalities of it and yes there could be genetic problems if you had children.

Yes u can marry her but u have to see that the girls age is above 18.

Mr.Muthu Raman this is India not a US so its a illegal to our country norms ok leave her.

seeing that this marriage is not incestuous, it is leagl. ur parents or anybody else cannot claim it invalid
but u could have trouble having children with ur cousin. u share some blood to some extent. ur children might be born with deformities... there are chances.
u should reconsider. r u sure ur in love? cousins are usually very close 2 each other... and at a young age, u miss d difference between "friendly attraction" and "love". also see if ur community accepts such marrriages. Law will recognise it... but ur community might declare u outcasts.
please reconsider ur decision
good luck

what actress played Patty Dukes cousin Kathy?. they were identical first cousins but i can't find it in the credits anywhere.

Keep the love aside. Even if she is your Father's sister's daughter (formally agreed by our culture), it is not adviseable to marry as you would not get children healthy. It is the fact. Recently my friend has faced such situation. If you want to get more info on the same, you may contact me. I respect love a lot. It can come across country/continent. But it should not come too closer as you have. Please try to understand.

It depends upon your specific culture, tradition, custom, rites, etc. The government laws do not hurdle, obstruct or restrain. In India there is minimum age restriction for marriage (not for unwed sexual activities), 18+ for girls and 21+ for boys.
Premarital, extramarital or unwed sexual activities are not barred / prohibited and are no offence in any Indian law.
However marrying contrary to mandates of caste & parents will create unbearable problems.

Premarital, extramarital or unwed sexual activities are not barred / prohibited and are offences Indian law.

Generally in Hindu customs of Tamilnadu (including Gavara Naidu), one can marry mother's brother or father's sisters daughter/son. But father's brother and Mother's sister daughter are to be treated as sisters. Any violation in such a custom will result in lot of resentment in your community and family.
The love you are talking about may just be puppy love. In the intrest of better family relations, I would like you to give up the idea.

It is illegal in few states in US,because of the dangers of birth defects in children.I do not think there is any law against it in India.If you are Muslim or a Hindu whose family migrated from Pakistan,marriages between cousins is a normal thing.