----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Ferguson
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 3:11 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Name change
Colin Liddell wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I have a slight conundrum, my grandson's partner gave birth to a baby
> girl just recently and I was given the birth details and the girl's
> name.
> I asked for more details on the partner's name and her parents, today
> I received information to find the young lady had changed her name by
> deed poll at age 18 and no parents names.
> For arguments sake, say she was Smith till the day she turned 18 and
> then she became Brown by deed poll.
>
> How does one handle this situation, do I put her down with her birth
> name and then AKA with her present name or is there another way to do
> it?
>
> I look forward to any suggestions.
>
> Colin.
>
>
Colin,
My daughter did the same, changing her surname to that of her partner's when
her first child was due. I did exactly as you suggested. There is also the
alternative of creating a "Change of Name" Event and putting the details in
there.
Ron Ferguson
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Thanks Ron, it is good to know I was on the right track. The only slight
confusion was created by me when I entered the new baby's name under the
mother's present name hyphenated with my grandson's name, as per the
information I was first given.
What happens if I give the child's mother her correct name and then the
daughter a different name, the name by which she will be know.
I hope you can follow all this, it is a tad convoluted.{;-)
Colin.
Colin,
I am not sure that I follow the logic of your question.
The mother was born, say, Smith, so that is her birth name. She changed her
name to Brown by deed poll so that is her current name and is an AKA (at
least in my view). Should you wish you can swap the display of these.
The child's birth is registered and the child's name is that given on the
birth certificate. It does not matter whether that name is the same as the
mother's birth name, AKA, a hyphenated version of both, a hyphenated version
of either and your grandson's surname, or any other combination, it's name
is that on the register.
If you are asking whether this makes any difference to Legacy the answer is
"no". You don't say so explicitly, but I take that you are showing your
grandson and the mother as partners and the child is a "joint" child ie.
linked to the partnership and not just the mother, in any event it makes no
difference.
Ron Ferguson
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Ron,
Even though you say you are not sure of the logic of my question, you have
actually answered my concern and I thank you for that.
I will now change the mother's name to her birth name and leave the child's
name as it was given. I will also do an AKA or name change for the mother.
Hopefully in the not too distant future I will be given the details on her
parents too.
Thank you for your help, it is greatly appreciated.
Colin in a warm Brisbane, soon to be a hot 32c!
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