relationships

[hencarrai]

Hi, Happy New Year to all.
My wife has a brother John( my brother in law?).
John has a daughter Gillian (my niece?)
If my wife and I divorce, is Gillian still my niece?
Thanks

[oldfashionedgirl]

On the same vane I have a family member who was in a similar situation to the then Prince Charles.
Was he a widower or a divorcee when before he marries Camilla ?

[Iain...]

I have absolutely no legal qualifications except that I’ve been there twice…. 
As your ex is no longer your wife, then your former family relationships also ‘disappear out the window.’   

[oldfashionedgirl]

Thanks Iain, makes sense

[Palladium]

I had 'in-laws' that became 'out-laws' for a while...

[MollyC]

Just discovered someone who married her stepmother's cousin.  Did her stepmother become her cousin-in-law?!

[ptdrifter]

I think Charles was a divorcee as he was not married when Diana died.

[Andrew Tarr]

As your ex is no longer your wife, then your former family relationships also ‘disappear out the window.’   

Some may do, but your children are still yours, are they not ? (if there are any, of course).

[Ruskie]

As you would refer to your wife as your ex wife after you divorce, wouldn’t it follow that John would be your ex brother in law, and Gillian your ex niece?