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* '''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.