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''I want to indicate that two people are divorced, yet Gramps does not have a Relationship type of Divorced. How do I represent this?''
 
''I want to indicate that two people are divorced, yet Gramps does not have a Relationship type of Divorced. How do I represent this?''
  
Gramps does not consider ''Divorced'' to be a relationship type. Instead, it is an event that terminates the relationship. If two people are divorced, it does not change the fact that they had a relationship type of ''Married''. Divorce, like Death, is one way in which a marriage is terminated. Just as the death of a spouse does not change the fact that two people were married, a divorce does not change the fact that two people were married.
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''Divorced'' is not a relationship type. Instead, it is an event status that terminates the relationship. If two people are divorced, it does not change the fact that they had a relationship type of ''Married''. Divorce, like Death, is one way in which a marriage is terminated. Just as the death of a spouse does not change the fact that two people were married, a divorce does not change the fact that two people were married.
  
So to represent a marriage that ended in divorce:
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Other Civil or Marital Status possibilities are:
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* Single
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* Married
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* Divorced
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* Widowed
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So to represent the marriage status that ended in divorce:
  
 
# Create a family
 
# Create a family
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# Add an Event of type ''Marriage''
 
# Add an Event of type ''Marriage''
 
# Add an Event of type ''Divorce''
 
# Add an Event of type ''Divorce''
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==See also==
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marital_status Marital status] - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
 
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How do I represent a divorce?

I want to indicate that two people are divorced, yet Gramps does not have a Relationship type of Divorced. How do I represent this?

Divorced is not a relationship type. Instead, it is an event status that terminates the relationship. If two people are divorced, it does not change the fact that they had a relationship type of Married. Divorce, like Death, is one way in which a marriage is terminated. Just as the death of a spouse does not change the fact that two people were married, a divorce does not change the fact that two people were married.

Other Civil or Marital Status possibilities are:

  • Single
  • Married
  • Divorced
  • Widowed

So to represent the marriage status that ended in divorce:

  1. Create a family
  2. Add both spouses
  3. Set the relationship to Married
  4. Add an Event of type Marriage
  5. Add an Event of type Divorce

See also