how to address the following.....

Re: how to address the following.....

• Lisa50 member

  

  February 2012

  In the first case, she is (and was throughout her marriage) Ms.
  
  In the second case, you'll need to ask her.

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• JoelandLeann

  

  February 2012

  I thought there was Miss, Ms and Mrs. I would ask her what she prefers to be called and use Ms as the fallback if you can't find out. Ms can be used when it is not certain whether the woman is married or not.

  

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• Kristin789 member

  

  February 2012

  >>A couple who is still legally married, but no longer "together", and she kept her maiden name. Is she refered to as a Ms. or a Mrs.?
  

  A woman who does not take her husband's last name is Ms. Jane Doe during marriage and while separated and when divorced.
  

  >>Someone who is legally divorced, yet kept her ex-husbands last name....Ms. or Mrs.?
  
  A divorced woman uses her first name:  Ms. Jane Doe.

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• MrsJacobs2B member

  

  March 2012

  If a woman changes her name when she is married, she is Mrs. Married Name. If she does not change her name, she is Ms. Maiden Name. If she gets divorced and never changed her name in the first place, she is still Ms. Maiden Name.

  
  

  The only thing that confuses me is when a woman is a widow. My grandmother-in-law was recently widowed and she now considers herself Ms. Married Name instead of Mrs. Married Name. I hope to never be in that situation, but if I were, I think I would still refer to myself as Mrs. Married Name (especially if I was elderly).

  

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