Two first cousins, Angie Lee and Michael Lee, who were denied the opportunity to get married in Utah because of a state law, drove to Grand Junction, Colorado, on Monday, to tie the knot at the courthouse.
According to a report by KTVX Angie’s dad is the oldest of 12 children, while Michael’s mom is the 5th child in the same family.
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According to Utah’s state law, marriages between first cousins are considered incestuous and therefore illegal, unless both are older than 65 — or, if both are older than 55 and either person is infertile.
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However, the new couple said Utah’s law is out of date. “We said, ‘OK, this is crazy, but we’re adults now. We’re single now.
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We’re just going to go for it, and who cares what our family thinks,’” Angie Lee told KTVX. Michael said the couple wants to get Utah’s law overturned.
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Angie revealed to CBS News that she had loved her cousin, Michael, since she was in second grade