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## A man may not testify about his wife's sister's husband i.e. brother-in-law (rishon b'rishon with two baal k'ishto's).<ref>Shulchan Aruch CM 33:4</ref> | ## A man may not testify about his wife's sister's husband i.e. brother-in-law (rishon b'rishon with two baal k'ishto's).<ref>Shulchan Aruch CM 33:4</ref> | ||
## A man may not testify about his wife's sister's son-in-law (rishon b'sheni with two baal k'ishto's). However, a person may testify about his wife's sister's husband's son from another marriage. <ref>Shulchan Aruch CM 33:4</ref> | ## A man may not testify about his wife's sister's son-in-law (rishon b'sheni with two baal k'ishto's). However, a person may testify about his wife's sister's husband's son from another marriage. <ref>Shulchan Aruch CM 33:4</ref> | ||
# Anyone who one can't testify against since he is married to a relative is considered a relative but not his relatives. Similarly, any woman married to a relative of oneself is a relative but not her relatives. <ref>Shulchan Aruch CM 33:5. Bet Yosef 33:5 writes that this rule is learned from the case of a half-brother's half-brother.</ref> | |||
## For example, one's half-brother's half-brother isn't a relative for testimony. <ref>Rav Chisda in Sanhedrin 28b, Shulchan Aruch CM 33:7</ref> | |||
## Another example is the father of man and a father of a woman whose children are married (mechutanim) and aren't considered relatives.<ref>Shulchan Aruch CM 33:6</ref> | |||
# A wife's relatives are one's own. For example, her children or children-in-law from another marriage, her parents or step-parents are all relatives. <ref>Shulchan Aruch CM 33:8</ref> There is a dispute about one's wife's grandparents is they are considered relatives for testimony. <ref>Sama 33:16 holds that are not relatives. Gra 33:23 agrees. However, the Taz 33:8 argues that they are relatives. See the Darkei Moshe CM 33:7 and Bet Yosef CM 33 s.v. avi chamiv who clearly imply that they hold like the Taz.</ref> | |||
# A person may not testify about his wife once they are halachically engaged but he still may testify about her relatives.<ref>Shulchan Aruch CM 33:9</ref> However, a person may even testify about his wife to be without any halachic engagement or marriage. Nonetheless, he might be biased if he is testifying about her receiving money.<ref>Rama CM 33:9</ref> | |||
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