Ah yes, but unless you actually link the step-children to the step-parent they do NOT show up as 1/2 children on reports. For example - I have a daughter by my first marriage. My husband has a son and a daughter from his first marriage. The three children are recorded with their respective natural parents. When I go to Family View for my husband and myself (with Show 1/2 children active) I see all three children listed as 1/2 children. Trouble is, they aren't really half children at all, because they do not share a natural parent. I could accept the terminolgy glitch if they WOULD show up in reports, but they don't. A Family Group Sheet for my husband and myself lists just the two of us - no children. A Descendant Narrative starting with my husband correctly lists his first marriage, and his two children and their children. It correctly states that the marriage ended in divorce and that he then married me. But my daughter does not appear. So, whilst I have added a notation that my step-children are not products of our marriage I can't add the same notation about my own daughter. But as far as both of us are concerned WE have three children. Yes, I know this brings up the old chestnut about whether we are recording Family History or Genealogy. Since Legacy allows us to RECORD our blended families I do wish it would also allow us the option of REPORTING on them.
Cheers Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Weiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 12:06 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Adoption -- how to enter? > As I see it, there are two ways to show non biological children: > > 1. For "simple" step children, just enter them under their biological > parents, and check the "display 1/2 kids" box. Do not explicitly add any > relationships to their parents. The children of each pair of parents will > then be shown once, with the 1/2 relationships correctly indicated, together > with the respective biological parent in brackets. > 2. For more complex relationships, add the Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
