SLC, I believe Legacy handles every situation you have mentioned. I would recommend you just enter the data as you receive it - or in birth order? - and add the relationships where needed. See a bit more below... Best wishes, --Paula
I have been putting DID NOT MARRY..... P: I believe the Marriage Status you will want to use is "Unmarried". It's been pointed out a few times on this list that the Reports will only show the not-married language if the Marriage Status is "Unmarried". I also have a adopted child that I know his mothers name but not his fathers name. P: I would enter the child with both sets of parents. I'm assuming here you have both adoptive parents' names, as well as the birth mother's name. I know you can enter the 'birth' father as Unknown, and I think I've read on this list where you can just not enter a father there. (?) There are also the Relationship to Father and Mother fields you will want to set for these: View>Child List. And then look at the Report Options available for showing these relationships (or not). The mother went on to have another child who lived with her parents and later on married a man and had children with him ...... since both woopsies were 1/2 siblings to her new family I don't want to leave the new family children out. P: Again, once you've entered the above, add the children to the appropriate parents. And there's a place where you can set "show 1/2 siblings" -- can't remember exactly where right at this very moment, but I know it works. I also have a few children that were born befor the marriage to the father so have the mothers maiden name instead of the fathers surname...I have been putting their lawful name in where it says son or daughter of the parents Is this correct or should this be put in the NOTES on that child? P: Based on what I've read on the list, I think you would want to enter the children with their birth surnames -- what's on their birth certificates. (It seems to vary as to what's put on those vs. marital status.) I don't know which name you mean by "lawful". If born before marriage, say birth name is mother's. Then after marriage, if adopted by father, add an AKA with father's surname. You will want both in Name List, as documents could have either one on them. Also, I think that last bit (adding AKA) works well when the adoptive father is not the natural father. 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
