Marital Status Code Definitions

• Married
  • The union of two people by a jurisdictionally valid entity, recognized by the existence of a current valid marriage contract. The jurisdiction is typically a governmental, social, or religious entity.

• Married Living Together
  • A current marriage contract is active and couple currently have the same residence.

• Single
  • A current marriage contract is not active

• Separated
  • A married couple is voluntarily living apart in anticipation of becoming legally separated or divorced

• Never Married
  • No marriage contract, valid or invalid, has ever been entered.

• Divorced
  • A person whose marriage has been legally dissolved and who has not remarried.

• Widowed
  • A person who has had a valid marriage contract terminated by the death of his/her spouse and has not re-entered a valid marriage contract.

• Annulled
  • A legal status occurring when a voidable marriage is declared null and void, as though it never existed, by a controlling authority. Grounds for annulment vary between jurisdictions. Annulment can occur in the context of civil law or within a religious domain.