his son? When my daughter's Dad died, his gf put in the obituary that she was the wife and he was survived by son (of the same name...but not his son... and that son still has a dad) and daughter (my daughter). No mention of course was made of me as the mother of his daughter. This was 6 years ago but since I asked another obit question it got me thinking.
2006-11-03 15:05:40 · 10 answers · asked by Dellajoy 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
The person who puts the obituary in can probably write what they like. I would have thought 'partner of' would be more appropriate than 'wife of'. The son question is a bit trickier. It might depend on the length of their relationship and how the deceased thought of the boy. If they had been together since the boy was very young and the deceased had raised him, then calling him son might be OK. On the other hand, if the boy was an adult when they got together....
2006-11-03 15:16:07 · answer #1 · answered by Jim T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Common-Law rights come into effect after 3 continuous years living together! It may be different where you live, but if the time together was correct, then yes, but claiming the child would have needed a full adoption to have been effected!
2006-11-03 15:11:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if she was his common-law wife -she is for all pretenses his legal wife, and that being said it was perfectly fine (and proper) for her to be listed as his wife in the obit.
As for the son however, unless he legally adopted him, I'd say it would have been improper to list him as his son...but there are gray areas and not knowing all of the circumstances it's hard to say.
As for you it would have been totally improper for you to have been mentioned at all. His daughter is yours as well, yes...but you are divorced and so it only needed to state that he was survived by a daughter -and give her name.
2006-11-03 15:11:52 · answer #3 · answered by svmainus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she was living with him at the time sweetheart, and they'd been in a committed relationship for awhile , yup she gets to say wife and name her son, but other children should have also been included in the obit, but not you.
2006-11-03 15:10:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on how long they were together before he died. If it was more than 5 years then it doesn't really matter if they were legally married or not, it still means a lot. But if they were only together for a little while then it's kinda questionable.
2006-11-03 15:10:06 · answer #5 · answered by Reject187 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No that wasn't right I was in the same situation & my step sisters tried that when my dad passed away we told the funeral home that they weren't blood their mom was just married produced only 1 child & we told them & we allowed the child included but they almost didn't mention us but when that happened you should of contacted the funeral home ASAP does your daughter get SSI Death Benifits she's Entitled 2 them look into it heck you might even get Widows Benifits no joke my mom did & she wasn't married 2 my dad for over 20yrs it's worth looking into.Good Luck
2006-11-03 15:11:08 · answer #6 · answered by sugarbdp1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a triviality, you and the kids know the truth.
2006-11-03 15:08:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Things that make you say Hmmmm... common law makes it UNCOMMON.
2006-11-03 15:08:50 · answer #8 · answered by Devilish 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no she should have said my partner in life
2006-11-03 15:09:31 · answer #9 · answered by earthygirl 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YES,YES,YES,YES,YES,YES,YES
2006-11-03 20:24:35 · answer #10 · answered by anitababy.brainwash 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋