Q: Is a second cousin within the third degree of consanguinity for adoption?
I am trying to adopt my great aunt's grandson. I believe that would be a second cousin and am unsure if I would need to go for a relative adoption or just a regular adoption. I do know that he is not a second cousin once removed.
A:
The person you are trying to adopt would be your second cousin once removed. He would be your father's first cousin.
Your father would be your relative of the first degree.
His parents (your grandparents) would be the second degree (to you).
Your father's uncle (your great-uncle) would be a son of your grandparents (and would be the third degree (to you)).
Your great-uncle's son (the person to be adopted) would be the fourth degree of consanguinity to you.
A:
Correction (Corrective words are in all caps):
Your father's uncle (your great-uncle) would be a son of your GREAT-grandparents (and would be the FOURTH degree (to you)).
Your great-uncle's son (the person to be adopted) would be the FIFTH degree of consanguinity to you.
Sorry, but family trees can be confusing in the abstract.
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