Difference between revisions of "Spouse Definitions"
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1. For a person who's alive: | 1. For a person who's alive: | ||
| − | + | -a living spouse/ex-spouse is always referred to as "wife/husband" or "ex-wife/husband" | |
| − | + | -a deceased ex-spouse is always referred to as "ex-wife/husband" | |
| − | + | -a deceased spouse's designation depends on the total number of partners: | |
| − | + | -"late wife/husband" if there are no other partners of any kind | |
| − | + | -"<ordinal> wife/husband" if there are other partners | |
2. For a person who's deceased: | 2. For a person who's deceased: | ||
| − | + | -an ex-spouse, living or deceased, is always referred to as "ex-wife/husband" | |
| − | + | -spouses, living or deceased, depend on the total number of partners: | |
| − | + | -"wife/husband" if there are no other partners of any kind | |
| − | + | -"<ordinal> wife/husband" if there are other partners | |
"widow" and "widower" are only used in the immediate family text. | "widow" and "widower" are only used in the immediate family text. | ||
Revision as of 22:39, 7 May 2008
1. For a person who's alive:
-a living spouse/ex-spouse is always referred to as "wife/husband" or "ex-wife/husband"
-a deceased ex-spouse is always referred to as "ex-wife/husband"
-a deceased spouse's designation depends on the total number of partners:
-"late wife/husband" if there are no other partners of any kind
-"<ordinal> wife/husband" if there are other partners
2. For a person who's deceased:
-an ex-spouse, living or deceased, is always referred to as "ex-wife/husband"
-spouses, living or deceased, depend on the total number of partners:
-"wife/husband" if there are no other partners of any kind
-"<ordinal> wife/husband" if there are other partners
"widow" and "widower" are only used in the immediate family text.
