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by Cathy Mathews on May 5th, 2006

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What is the proper way to refer to an ex's family members?

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  • by Alatea on May 19th, 2006

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    You divorced your EX so he/she is your EX but you didn't divorce your in-laws so they'd still be referred to as in-laws.

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    • No, you do \'divorce\' your in-laws. The term "in-law" relates to that, by law, a married couple are as one (their mother is legally your mother, etc). So, after a divorce, a \'mother-in-law\' becomes an \'ex-mother-in-law\'.

      Logician

      by Logician on July 19th, 2006

    • I refer to mine as my out-laws (the tongue in cheek version)or former in-laws. I agree with Logician in the respect and that is that if one were to remarry then you would not have 2 sets of in-laws.

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      by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on December 29th, 2006

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