Consanguinity
RC Phillips, DDA (Ret.)
October, 2021
A person is related by consanguinity (blood) in the:
First degree, if the person is your:
mother or father
brother or sister
son or daughter
Second degree, if the person is your:
grandmother or grandfather
aunt or uncle
first cousin
niece or nephew
grandchild
A person is related by affinity (marriage) in the:
First degree, if the person is your:
spouse
spouse's:
mother or father
brother or sister
son or daughter
brother's or sister's spouse
son's or daughter's spouse
Second degree, if the person is your:
spouse's:
grandmother or grandfather
aunt or uncle
first cousin
niece or nephew
grandson or granddaughter
aunt's or uncle's spouse
first cousin's spouse
niece's or nephew's spouse
grandchild's spouse