Bear in mind that one fact about the Single Status Affidavit is that it is not a government document; rather, it is a letter from the affiant signed in front of a notary public. An interesting fact about this type of document is that there are many names given for it. For example look at this list: Single Status Statutory Declaration or a Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage or a Single Status Certificate or Free-to-marry statement.
The term can be used to describe misalignment of the valves of the heart (mitral valve prolapse), protrusion of the rectum (rectal prolapse), or even spinal disc herniation (lumbar disk prolapse). Prolapse is a common condition in medicine which occurs when the structures designed to keep organs in place weaken or stretch, causing them to literally âfall out of placeâ. The term can be used to describe misalignment of the valves of the heart (mitral valve prolapse), protrusion of the rectum (rectal prolapse), or even spinal disc herniation (lumbar disk prolapse). Pelvic organ prolapse is a medical condition that arises when the normal support of the vagina is lost, resulting in the descent of one or more pelvic structures (bladder, urethra, cervix or vagina).
A rectocele is one type of pelvic organ prolapse, in which the rectum bulges into the back wall of the vagina. Other types of prolapse are: 1  Anterior wall prolapse or cystocele, where the bladder bulges into the back wall of the vagina.  Uterine prolapse when the uterus hangs down into the vagina.