Does response 2 answer the question? response 2 A 70-year-old widower with grown children from his first marriage marries a 30-year-old woman. His 20-year-old son and the new wife become intimate. 1. Is this incest? Explain in detail. 2. Does it make a difference if the widower becomes disabled? Explain in detail. 3. Does the situation change after the older man's death? Explain in detail. 4. Does it matter what state this family lives in? Explain in detail. Incest is defined as "Sexual intercourse between persons who are related to each other within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law". This would not be considered incest because the new wife and the widower's son technically aren't blood related, but it would still be inappropriate. I don't believe that it makes a difference if the widower becomes disabled because they still wouldn't be blood related to each other so it still wouldn't be incest. Again I don't think that the situation would change after the older man's death because the son and new wife still wouldn't be blood related, but it would still be very innapropriate. I believe that it does matter what state this family lives in. State laws in the U.S. can vary when it comes to incest and relationships between step-relatives. While most incest laws focus on blood relations, some states may have specific prohibitions regarding relationships between step-relatives, particularly if the step-relationship is still legally in effect. Once the marri