Difference between revisions of "Spouse Definitions"
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==For a person who's alive:== | ==For a person who's alive:== | ||
| − | + | 1. a living spouse/ex-spouse is always referred to as "wife/husband" or "ex-wife/husband" | |
| − | + | 2. a deceased ex-spouse is always referred to as "ex-wife/husband" | |
| − | + | 3. a deceased spouse's designation depends on the total number of partners: | |
| − | + | a. "late wife/husband" if there are no other partners of any kind | |
| − | + | b. "<ordinal> wife/husband" if there are other partners | |
| − | + | ==For a person who's deceased:== | |
| − | + | 1. an ex-spouse, living or deceased, is always referred to as "ex-wife/husband" | |
| − | + | 2. spouses, living or deceased, depend on the total number of partners: | |
| − | + | a. "wife/husband" if there are no other partners of any kind | |
| − | + | b. "<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 22:41, 7 May 2008
For a person who's alive:
1. a living spouse/ex-spouse is always referred to as "wife/husband" or "ex-wife/husband"
2. a deceased ex-spouse is always referred to as "ex-wife/husband"
3. a deceased spouse's designation depends on the total number of partners:
a. "late wife/husband" if there are no other partners of any kind
b. "<ordinal> wife/husband" if there are other partners
For a person who's deceased:
1. an ex-spouse, living or deceased, is always referred to as "ex-wife/husband"
2. spouses, living or deceased, depend on the total number of partners:
a. "wife/husband" if there are no other partners of any kind
b. "<ordinal> wife/husband" if there are other partners
"widow" and "widower" are only used in the immediate family text.
