Add a Spouse for an Individual Constituent

From an individual constituent record, you can add a spouse or partner relationship for the constituent.

Note: After you add a spouse relationship, the Remove spouse task appears so you can dissolve the relationship as necessary. For information about how to remove a spouse, see Remove a Spouse from an Individual Constituent.

You can add only one spouse or partner to an individual constituent. From the Relationship tab, you can view the constituent record for the spouse or partner.

1. Open the constituent record of the individual for which to add the spouse relationship. For information about how to open a constituent record, see Constituent Search.

2. Under Tasks, select Add spouse. The Add a spouse screen appears. For information about the items on this screen, see Add Spouse Screen.

3. In the Spouse field, search for and select the constituent to add as a spouse or partner relationship. To add the spouse or partner as a new constituent, select Add.

4. Under Relationship, select the relationships the individual and the spouse or partner have with each other, such as Husband and Wife.

5. In the Start date field, enter the date the relationship started or the date you enter the relationship to your database.

6. Select Save. You return to the individual constituent record. On the Relationships tab, the new spouse relationship appears.