Difference between revisions of "Spouse Definitions"
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-a living spouse/ex-spouse is always referred to as "wife/husband" or "ex-wife/husband" | -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 ex-spouse is always referred to as "ex-wife/husband" |
Revision as of 22:40, 7 May 2008
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.