# Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986, Paragraph 7


In section 78 (interpretation) after the definition of “brother” there shall be inserted—
““child of the family”, in relation to any person, means a child who has lived in the same household as that person and been treated by that person as a child of his family”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/16/schedule/1/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marriage-prohibited-degrees-of-relationship-act-1986/schedule-1/paragraph-7
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