The status of a couple’s relationship is “Ongoing” by default. If necessary, you can change this status. For example, if a couple gets a divorce, you can indicate this using their relationship status.
- Go to the Tree tab on the People workspace and select the appropriate couple.
- Click the Person tab; then click the Relationships button.
Select the spouse’s name. Then, in the editing panel, choose a status from the Status pop-up menu.
In FTM 2024 you can enable a setting called “Upon Death of Either Spouse: Change relationship status to Deceased" in general preferences of your FTM 2024 to automatically change the relationship status of couples to “Deceased” when a death date is entered for either person.- How to enable this setting on a Mac computer: Click on the Family Tree Maker 2024 menu on the upper panel of your Mac, select "Settings" and select the checkbox next to the option "Upon Death of Either Spouse".
- How to enable this setting on a Windows PC: Click on Tools, select "Options" > General tab and select the checkbox next to the option "Upon Death of Either Spouse".