Father, Adopted Son Seek Right To Marry Each Other
It's not as bad as it sounds, a gay couple, one adopted the other, Now they want to marry. But they want a major exception to how adoption is treated.
Perfectly legal and aboveboard as defined by SCOTUS. In fact, were it his biological son it would be permissible.
If they were biological, it is indeed possible if they travelled to iowa.
Iowa's marriage law, strange as it sounds, appears to allow immediate family same sex couples to Marry. It's in Iowa Code 595.19.
Iowa Code 595.19
595.19 VOID MARRIAGES.
1. Marriages between the following persons who are related by
blood are void:
a. Between a man and his father's sister, mother's sister,
daughter, sister, son's daughter, daughter's daughter, brother's
daughter, or sister's daughter.
b. Between a woman and her father's brother, mother's
brother, son, brother, son's son, daughter's son, brother's son, or
sister's son.
c. Between first cousins.
2. Marriages between persons either of whom has a husband or wife
living are void, but, if the parties live and cohabit together after
the death or divorce of the former husband or wife, such marriage
shall be valid.
Notice no same sex.
This attorney blogs about it as a way to avoid inheritance tax:
Pass Wealth Tax Free by Marrying a Descendant? ~ CPA at Law
The state of Iowa chose to remain silent on this question; its statute declares as void any marriage between "a man and his father's sister, mother's sister, daughter, sister, son's daughter, daughter's daughter, brother's daughter, or sister's daughter" (and vice versa) in
Iowa Code Ann. § 595.19. The court in
Varnum v. Brien did not mention 595.19 or consanguinity and the legislature has not updated the statute since. As such, Iowa has seen fit to allow close same-sex relatives to marry; accordingly, an unmarried woman can marry her daughter and pass wealth to her tax free.
The rush for marriage equality created a legal paradox, and since iowa has no residency requirements, and since all 50 states must recognize these marriages, well, you are correct.