Marriage
The legal association of two individuals of different types (man and woman) and establishes this bond in religious or civil ways according to the laws in force in the community.
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Divorce
The dissolution of the marriage bond, or the separation of husband and wife in a legal way that allows the parties the right to remarry a religious or civil marriage or both.
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Widowhood
The case of one of the spouses (husband or wife) and his stay without marriage after the death of the second party.
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Marital Status: Under it falls the following cases:
The status of the individual of 15 years and above in terms of personal status and the laws of marriage and divorce in force in the Kingdom :
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Never Married
the individual who has never married before at the reference date.
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Contractually married
: the person bound by a valid marriage contract and not bound by the entry on the reference date.
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Married
the person who has entered into a marriage contract on the reference date.
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Divorced
the person who has previously married and this marriage ended in divorce but is not bound by any marriage contract on the reference date.
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Widowed
the person whose marital life ended with the other party's death and is not bound by any marriage contract on the reference date.
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Separated/abandoned woman
She is the one who applied to the court for divorce; because her husband suspended her and refused to divorce or bargained with her for that.
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Age at First Marriage
The years the person spent from his birth until the date of actual marriage based on the marriage contract.
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Duration of marriage (for ever-married women)
The period/total periods in full years that a married, divorced, or widowed woman has spent married to her husband or husbands, including the married woman's current husband, until the reference date.
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