RELATIONSHIPS AND CONSANGUINITY (PG. 622-624) Flashcards
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RELATIONSHIPS
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A legal connection between individuals
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DESCENDANT
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A person who can trace his/her lineage to a particular individual
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ASCENDANT
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A person from whome one is descended
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CONSANGUINITY
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A relationship connection by blood
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LINEAL CONSANGUINITY
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Exists between descendants when one is directly descended from another (Mother, daughter, granddaughter)
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DIRECT ASCENDING LINEAL RELATIONSHIP
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A lineal consanguinity moving upward from granddaughter to daughter to mother
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COLLATERAL CONSANGUINITY
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Individuals who have a common ancestor but have descended from a different line
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STEP
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Indicates a close legal relationship due to remarriage, but there is no blood relationship
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IN-LAW
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Identifies a relationship connected through marriage, but is not a blood relationship
