-- In union: One who is not legally married but lives with another forming a stable conjugal union.

-- Married:One who has entered into marriage according to the Law and lives with his/her spouse.

-- Separated:A married person who is separated from his/her spouse, whether in the process of divorce or not.

-- Widowed:The person who has not remarried or entered into a consensual union with another person after the death of his/her spouse.

-- Single:The person who has never entered into a legal marriage, whose first marriage has been annulled, or who currently does not live with another person in a state of matrimony.

-- Divorced:One whose marriage has been legally dissolved and has not remarried or who currently does not live with another person in a state of matrimony.