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Divorced, Widowed, or Single?

SalixIncendium

SalixIncendium

अग्निविलोवनन्दः
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I was looking at my auto policy which came yesterday, and saw my marital status on the document is 'divorced.' I've had the same insurance company for over 20 years, so there was a time when I was with them that I was married. I never requested to have the status changed in the 18 years since I was divorced, so I guess that's why it's still reads 'divorced.'

If you've been married and no longer are, whether due to divorce or losing a spouse (to death, not misplacing them), what do you put on legal documents that ask for marital status?

For me, after a few years being divorced, I just began choosing 'single' and have been ever since. Mainly because I don't plan on that status ever changing again.
 
Secret Chief

Secret Chief

nirvana is samsara
Henceforth...civil partner.

I see the issue - I did not (previously) consider it appropriate to say I was any of the options, specifically single or divorced.
 
Martin

Martin

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SalixIncendium said:
I was looking at my auto policy which came yesterday, and saw my marital status on the document is 'divorced.' I've had the same insurance company for over 20 years, so there was a time when I was with them that I was married. I never requested to have the status changed in the 18 years since I was divorced, so I guess that's why it's still reads 'divorced.'

If you've been married and no longer are, whether due to divorce or losing a spouse (to death, not misplacing them), what do you put on legal documents that ask for marital status?

For me, after a few years being divorced, I just began choosing 'single' and have been ever since. Mainly because I don't plan on that status ever changing again.
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I think that in this legal context, "single" means you've never been married.
I'm not sure whether that classification is a calculation in insurance policies though.
 
McBell

McBell

Resident Sourpuss
SalixIncendium said:
I was looking at my auto policy which came yesterday, and saw my marital status on the document is 'divorced.' I've had the same insurance company for over 20 years, so there was a time when I was with them that I was married. I never requested to have the status changed in the 18 years since I was divorced, so I guess that's why it's still reads 'divorced.'

If you've been married and no longer are, whether due to divorce or losing a spouse (to death, not misplacing them), what do you put on legal documents that ask for marital status?

For me, after a few years being divorced, I just began choosing 'single' and have been ever since. Mainly because I don't plan on that status ever changing again.
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I mark married because that is my current marital status.
In the time between my divorce and remarriage I put single.
 
McBell

McBell

Resident Sourpuss
Meerkat said:
I think that in this legal context, "single" means you've never been married.
I'm not sure whether that classification is a calculation in insurance policies though.
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In legal definitions for interpersonal status, a single person refers to a person who is not in serious committed relationships, or not part of a civil union.[1] In common usage, the term 'single' is often used to refer to someone who is not involved in any type of serious romantic relationship, including long-term dating, engagement, marriage, or someone who is 'single by choice'.[2] Single people may participate in dating and other activities to find a long-term partner or spouse.
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According to the United States Bureau of the Census, in 2016 single adults counted for over 45% of the US population. Sixty-Five Percent of this group had never been married.[10] In 2014, Pew Research Center notes that the highest percentage of never married adults between White, Black, Hispanic and Asian Americans were Black Americans. The same study also projected that about 25% of millennials may not get married.[3]​

Single person - Wikipedia​
 
SalixIncendium

SalixIncendium

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Meerkat said:
I think that in this legal context, "single" means you've never been married.
I'm not sure whether that classification is a calculation in insurance policies though.
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From what I've seen doing a bit of research on the internet, entering 'divorced' is only necessary when post-marital obligations such as alimony are relevant to the document. I have none.
 
9-10ths_Penguin

9-10ths_Penguin

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SalixIncendium said:
If you've been married and no longer are, whether due to divorce or losing a spouse (to death, not misplacing them), what do you put on legal documents that ask for marital status?
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Moot point for me now (I'm divorced but remarried), but it would depend on context, I think.

Just thinking about it, though: I can't remember the last time I had to fill out a legal form that asked me to specify if I was single or divorced. This might not be that common to ask in Canada.
 
Martin

Martin

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SalixIncendium said:
From what I've seen doing a bit of research on the internet, entering 'divorced' is only necessary when post-marital obligations such as alimony are relevant to the document. I have none.
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That sounds right. Though I don't know how insurance firms assess this.
 
Stevicus

Stevicus

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Meerkat said:
I think that in this legal context, "single" means you've never been married.
I'm not sure whether that classification is a calculation in insurance policies though.
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That's what I was taught, that "single" means never married. I guess it's kind of like virginity. Once you get married, you can never ever be "single" again.
 
Estro Felino

Estro Felino

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Here there are only two options in the ID: either single or married.:)
Single means celibate too, of course.
 
Polymath257

Polymath257

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On insurance, it's best to say 'divorced' if you are. Otherwise, they could refuse to pay because of a technicality.
 
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