On 18/04/2013 05:49, Tony Rolfe wrote: > I have just downloaded a set of divorce papers and was wondering what is > the best way to record this. > > There is a standard "Divorce Filing" event, but that doesn't cover a > fraction of the information available. > > I have the date of the petition, the date of the decree Nisi and the > date of the final decree, as well as details on the grounds of the > petition and the respondent's response. > > I'm thinking of putting the standard event in the wife's events, since > she petitioned for the divorce. Then I'll create a new event for the > Divorce Decrees, so I can record those dates. These would be marriage > events. > > Does this sound reasonable and is there anything I've missed?
I entered a Divorce Event under Marriage Events for the couple concerned. The EventName was "Divorce", the Desc "Decree Absolute" and the Date that of the Decree. I added some details as Notes and the final sentence reads "Divorce: on 29 July 1884 John and Sarah were granted a Decree Absolute. John had filed a petition for Divorce on 18 January 1883 and a Decree Nisi was granted on 23 January 1884 on the grounds of Sarah's adultery with unknown men." The various documents are attached to the Source and can be printed out in full and included with a Report if necessary. For most purposes that is sufficient detail. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
