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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?'' | + | ;Question:''I want to indicate that two people are divorced, yet Gramps does not have a Relationship type of Divorced. How do I represent this?'' |
− | + | ;Answer:''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 when widowed 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 | + | Other Civil or Marital Status possibilities are: |
+ | * Single | ||
+ | * Married | ||
+ | * Divorced | ||
+ | * Widowed | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{-}} | ||
+ | ==Indicate a divorce in Gramps== | ||
+ | [[File:FamilyEditor-dialog-example-50.png|right|thumb|400px| {{man label|Family Editor}} dialog]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | So in Gramps to represent the marriage status that ended in divorce: | ||
# Create a family | # Create a family | ||
# Add both spouses | # Add both spouses | ||
− | # Set the relationship to ''Married'' | + | # Set the relationship type to ''Married'' |
+ | # Select the Events tab | ||
+ | # Add an Event of type ''Marriage'' | ||
# Add an Event of type ''Divorce'' | # Add an Event of type ''Divorce'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{-}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | * [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_1#Family_Editor_dialog]] | ||
+ | * [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_2#Editing_information_about_events]] | ||
+ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marital_status Marital status] - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | ||
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- How do I represent a divorce?
- Question
- I want to indicate that two people are divorced, yet Gramps does not have a Relationship type of Divorced. How do I represent this?
- Answer
- 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 when widowed 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
Indicate a divorce in Gramps
So in Gramps to represent the marriage status that ended in divorce:
- Create a family
- Add both spouses
- Set the relationship type to Married
- Select the Events tab
- Add an Event of type Marriage
- Add an Event of type Divorce