G-enerally R-ecognized AS- S-afe In context, I was saying that "step" is the more widely accepted nomenclature in the US, although there are other localized usages.
Sorry. Cheryl Mary Young wrote: > Could you please explain GRASSed. > Mary > > > On 29 June 2014 23:11, singhals <singh...@erols.com > <mailto:singh...@erols.com>> wrote: > > Robert57P_gmail wrote: > > If it is not blood relationship, shouldn't it show it > as "in-law" rather > > than "step"? > > Don't think so > > > > > Hmmm - wait - what's the difference in "in-law" vs > "step"? Both are > > legal relationships, not blood relationships. Never > really thought > > about it before . . . > > "Step" is GRASSed in the US as almost any non-blood > relationship that didn't come via one's own marriage. If > the relationship is through one's own marriage, it's an > "in-law". > > The kicker there is, "half" sibs ought to fall into the > "in-law" definition, but instead is separated. > > > > > > > Father-in-law (my spouse's father) > > step-Father (my mom's 2nd(?) father, not my blood > father). But > > And if one is the product of one's mother's 3rd marriage, > one is the Step child of her 4th husband -- but what the > flip is one to the first two husbands? :) > > > technically he is my father "by legal definition" > (assuming I was > > adopted by him), so wouldn't that make him my > "father-in-law"???? or > > "father-by-law"??? or "father-per-law"??? > > > > Along similar line: > > Uncle - my Dad's brother > > "Wife of Uncle" - my Dad's brother's wife > > "Aunt-in-law" - wouldn't that be another way of > saying my Dad's > > Brother's wife? > > Yes, but she could be your wife's mother's sister. > > > > > Guess rather than helping, I've thrown more confusion > into the mix! Sorry! > > > > Dunno, but it's sort of refreshing to read an issue that > can't be resolved by some version of "RTFM". > > Cheryl > > > > Bob > > > > On 06/28/2014 22:35, Pat Hickin wrote: > >> Thanks, Cathy, > >> Maybe if it said "3rd great-grandmother's *first > *husband's father," I > >> wouldn't wonder -- or I would just look to see. Of > course, I already > >> knew it wasn't a blood relationship. > >> > >> Pat > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 9:14 PM, Cathy > Pinner<genea...@gmail.com <mailto:genea...@gmail.com> > >> <mailto:genea...@gmail.com > <mailto:genea...@gmail.com>>> wrote: > >> > >> It's the relationship that is being called "step", > not the 3rd > >> great-grandmother. > >> > >> It does seem a strange way to express the > non-relationship. > >> > >> Strictly her first husband is not a step 3rd > great-grandfather and > >> so his father is not a step 4th great grandfather > but it's a way > >> of indicating that this isn't a blood relationship. > If it just > >> said 3rd great-grandmother's husband's father, would > you be left > >> wondering whether it was a blood relationship? > >> > >> So how would you describe the connection? > >> > >> Cathy > >> > >> Pat Hickin wrote: > >> > I am descended from a 3x grgrandmother and her 2nd > husband. > >> > > >> > Can anyone tell me --Why does Legacy relationship > calculator show my > >> > relation to her 1st husband’s father as my > “step 3rd > >> > great-grandmother's husband's father†when she > is not my > >> “step†(3rd) > >> > great-grandmother? > >> > > >> > Pat > >> > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
