Can a living wife seal her deceased husband to his parents?

JosefinaBoyer

Can a living wife seal her deceased husband to his parents? Isn't a wife "related" to her husband? She shouldn't need permission from anyone else?

John Boyer

18 December 1937 – 17 March 1989

 • KW86-SFH

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Kerijy

Hello Sister @JosefinaBoyer

A close living relative "is an undivorced spouse (the spouse to whom the individual was married when he or she died), an adult child, a parent, or a sibling."

So a wife who was married to the individual when he died is defined as a close living relative.

If a marriage relationship is entered into FamilySearch between the wife and the individual, then the system will know that the wife is a close living relative and allow the ordinance to be requested.

However if there has been a divorce and a remarriage then the system isn't smart enough to work out what is happening. If this is the case when you request the ordinance, click I Have Permission and complete the form naming yourself as the wife to whom John was married at his death.

This article defines what a close living relative is..

https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/what-is-the-110-year-policy-and-why-was-it-initiated

This article explains how to request the ordinance

https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-request-ordinances-for-an-ancestor-who-was-born-in-the-last-110-years

All the best