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Curious, I checked a couple of "obituary etiquette guides". A domestic partner could be referred to as a spouse in an obituary even though the relationship wasn't a formally recognized marriage. So, the term "spouse" doesn't really distinguish. Someone who was in a long term committed relationship could also be referred to as a significant other, a partner, a companion. Up to the obit author's/family's preference.
If an obituary names a surviving daughter this way:
Survived by daughter Joan (Bob Warren) what % do we assume for:
a. Bob as the husband or
b. Bob only as a domestic partner of Joan.
No I can't ask Joan only looking for the proper etiquette when spouses are named in an obituary.
Thanks.
Does it matter? No matter how the official relationship between father/mother was - there is an orphan or a partial orphan.
What do you mean by "only" domestic partner? Loving, caring, sharing does not require a ring but it can require a lot of commitment. Actually with some folks still attaching the stigma of only and all sorts of legal problems - even more. Nice to have a 401k but you are an only. Nice of you to have taken care of our father/mother for years but now it is time to get out of the house as you are an only.
Does it matter? No matter how the official relationship between father/mother was - there is an orphan or a partial orphan.
What do you mean by "only" domestic partner? Loving, caring, sharing does not require a ring but it can require a lot of commitment. Actually with some folks still attaching the stigma of only and all sorts of legal problems - even more. Nice to have a 401k but you are an only. Nice of you to have taken care of our father/mother for years but now it is time to get out of the house as you are an only.
I assume it means marriage, they generally do that in obituaries (add the first and last name of the spouse in parentheses) when the surname has been changed through marriage.
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