श्वश्रूश्वशुर

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