parent-in-law

Also known as parent in law

thumb|Emperor Pedro II of Brazil (seated) with his two sons-in-law, Princes [[Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Gaston of Orléans, during the Paraguayan War, 1865]] A parent-in-law is a person who has a legal affinity with another by being the parent of the other's spouse. Many cultures and legal systems impose duties and responsibilities on persons connected by this relationship. A person is a child-in-law to the parents of the spouse, who are in turn also the parents of those sibling-in-laws (if any) who are siblings of the spouse (as opposed to spouses of siblings). Together, the m

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Within Vinony's link graph, parent-in-law is referenced by 400 other articles, and connects out to affinity, family and grandparent.

Vinony files it under Affinity (law), Fatherhood and Motherhood.

Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.

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Instance of: affinity

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female form of label: tašča
male form of label: padre par sposi
opposite of: child-in-law
Commons category: Parents-in-law

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Fathers-in-law
Mothers-in-law
Parent-in-law relationships
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==Fathers-in-law== A father-in-law is the father of a person's spouse. Two men who are fathers-in-law to each other's children may be called co-fathers-in-law, or, if there are grandchildren, co-grandfathers.

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