----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Terry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> We know that Legacy may not fit some unusual situations. In these cases we have to decide where our time is best invested: fixing a particular problem reported by scores of users or changing the program to answer the very unique situation of one user. Jim, It seems to me the "unusual situations" all fall into the same category: when a cultural/legal relationship mimics a biological one. The two main examples are adoption and same-sex relationships. Instead of trying to program for each possible variation I would suggest the program allow a way to opt out of the relation description all together, with an open window to enter the relationship description. Let me give you another example to add to the ones previously discussed, relative adoption. My great-grandparent's (Henry & Agnes) oldest daughter, Ida, married and had a child. Her husband died before the child was born. Ida and child lived with her parents for a while, then Ida married again and her parents adopted her son, Harold. Ida had other children by her subsequent marriage. In Legacy I have explained this in notes. Harold shows up twice, as son and grandson of Henry & Agnes. I work in the area of family law. Adoption by relatives is quite common. Parents die or become incapacitated and siblings, parents, or other relatives adopt or raise the children. Joan Best To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
