On 28/06/2013 03:58, Leon Chapman wrote: > Here is a problem that I have and would like comments as to how to > handle adopted children. Here is my scenario; > 1. Family 1 - Father - A (Coles) and Mother B (Phillips) have 4 children: > C, D, E, F - all with last name of Coles > 2. Family 1 has a divorce. > 3. Mother B marries again with husband G - Last name Lane. > 4. Family 2 - Father G and Mother B > The father (Lane) formally adopts the children C, D, E, & F and they all > take on his last name of Lane. > Now it is true the true blood relationship of the children C, D, E & F > are of the Coles family line. I have them shown as children of family 1 > (Coles). > I also want to show them as children of family 2 (Lane family) with a > new last name of Lane. > Here is what I have done: > 1. I have given the children the following last names: > C. Coles-Lane, D. Coles-Lane, E. Coles-Lane, F. Coles-Lane. > 2. I have attached all 4 children to both Family 1 and Family 2 with > the dual last names. > Legacy lets me do this, but doesn't really like it.
In what way does Legacy "not really like it"? I have children with different names to their parents and people with hyphenated names and Legacy doesn't have a problem with that. The only thing which would not fit with *me* in your arrangement is that the children were perhaps not actually ever named Coles-Lane but firstly as Coles and later as Lane. Personally, I would use Coles as the main name because that is the birth name, I'd put Lane as an AKA and of course have an Adoption Event incorporating the change of name information. But that's just how I'd do it. No reason why you shouldn't do it your way if that's what you prefer. -- 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
