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Art. 95
B. Impediments I. Kinship1 1Marriage between lineal relatives and between siblings or half-siblings, whether related to each other by parentage or adoption, is prohibited.2 2 Adoption does not remove the impediment to marriage constituted by kinship between the adopted child and his issue on the one hand and his adoptive family on the other. 1 Amended by Annex No. 8 of the Civil Partnerships Act of 18 June 2004, in force since 1 Jan. 2006 (AS 2005 5685; BBl 2003 1288). |