I record Divorce records under the Marriage Information/Event/Divorce and keep it simple. I know all researchers handle situations differently, but I personally like to leave some things private, so I included [[ -- ]] on information I want for myself, but not others. I also do this when I record Death Certificate information, such as suicides. Both families are hurt by these actions and as a researcher, I don't want to stir up old wounds, my goal is to honor those in my database. Syble
Families Researching: Cline/Klein, Daniel, Newton, Witherspoon, Perryman, Gilbreath, Lindsey, Brown, Foote, Curry, Fleming, Glasscock, Edwards, Waters, Wheat >________________________________ > From: Tony Rolfe <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 11:49 PM >Subject: [LegacyUG] Best way to record a divorce > > >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? > >Thanks > >Tony > > > >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 > > > > 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
