I have the issue with adoption in my file. My father is adopted, and has gone by his adopted surname all his life. It is the name I was given at birth as well.
HOWEVER, he was not legally adopted until he was 16 years old. I have him properly entered in my file, linked to his biological mother and father, with the surname Morgan. Four years later his biological mother remarried, and he became the stepson of surname Kaylor. Twelve years later he was legally adopted and became surname Kaylor. All of my reports, when I connect him to surname Kaylor as adopted list him twice, once as biological Morgan child of Morgan and Allen, and then as adopted Morgan child of Kaylor and Allen. It does not look right on the reports, and there is no option that I have found to change his Surname while preserving the previous one. To clarify, I have BOTH of my father's Surname families in my file- at least three generations on both Morgan and Kaylor surname, as I am doing the history on both names, and he has siblings in both families. I'd like them to both show up in my reports and files. --------------- I have this exact same problem for my exhusband, whom is also adopted, and the father of my two children. Very, very little is known about his biological mother, and absolutely nothing on his bio father. HOWEVER, due to medical reasons, I need to preserve what little I do know for history's sake, and for future reference for my children. Any advice on fixes or work arounds for this issue in Legacy? Jess M Jess M Proud to be Single Mom to CJ-9 Jo-7 Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
