Classification of legal marital status - 1 - Statistique Canada

Classification of legal marital status · 1 - Married (and not separated) · 2 - Widowed (including living common law) · 3 - Separated (including ... Skiptomaincontent Skipto"Aboutthissite" Classificationoflegalmaritalstatus Classificationoflegalmaritalstatus Usage Classificationoflegalmaritalstatus Usage 1-Married(andnotseparated) Thiscategoryincludespersonswhoseopposite-orsame-sexspouseisliving,unlessthecoupleisseparatedoradivorcehasbeenobtained.Alsoincludedarepersonsincivilunions. 2-Widowed(includinglivingcommonlaw) Thiscategoryincludespersonswhohavelosttheirlegally-marriedspousethroughdeathandhavenotremarried.Thosewholivewithacommon-lawpartnerareincludedinthiscategory. 3-Separated(includinglivingcommonlaw) Thiscategoryincludespersonscurrentlylegallymarriedbutwhoarenolongerlivingwiththeirspouse(foranyreasonotherthanillness,workorschool)andhavenotobtainedadivorce.Thosewholivewithacommon-lawpartnerareincludedinthiscategory. 4-Divorced(includinglivingcommonlaw) Thiscategoryincludespersonswhohaveobtainedalegaldivorceandhavenotremarried.Thosewholivewithacommon-lawpartnerareincludedinthiscategory. 5-Single(includinglivingcommonlaw) Thiscategoryincludespersonswhohavenevermarried(includingallpersonslessthan15yearsofage).Italsoincludespersonswhosemarriagehasbeenlegallyannulledwhoweresinglebeforetheannulledmarriageandwhohavenotremarried.Thosewholivewithacommon-lawpartnerareincludedinthiscategory. Reportaproblemonthispage Issomethingnotworking?Isthereinformationoutdated?Can'tfindwhatyou'relookingfor? Pleasecontactusandletusknowhowwecanhelpyou. Privacynotice Datemodified: 2016-09-16