Question juridique clé
How is the degree of kinship calculated under Art. 51 KV and Arts. 20-21 ZGB?
Solution extraite
The degree is determined by counting the number of intervening births; cousins are related in the fourth degree.
Motifs extraits
Art. 20(1) ZGB requires counting the births from one relative to the other, not only up to the common ancestor. Applied here, the relationship between cousins is fourth degree.