One step closer to keeping it out of the family. Connecticut is set to place a firm ban on marriages between first cousins at the start of October in a rare instance of unanimous agreement between ...

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - In 12 days, Connecticut was expected to ban marrying a first cousin. The new law was expected to go into effect on October 1. Both democrat and republican lawmakers agreed on the ...

Connecticut is set to prohibit marriages between first cousins as a new law signed earlier this year goes into effect October 1. Newsweek reached out to the governor's office by email Saturday during ...

Connecticut’s ban on marriage between first cousins — the children of siblings — takes effect Oct. 1. The law, signed on June 23, makes it one of many states that totally ban such unions. The law ...