Thanks to all that responded to the How to handle adoptions. Great ideas!. I will use the AKA name and change the child status information.
Great list to have help! Thanks. again. ___ Leon Chapman [email protected] ----- On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 7:58 PM, Leon Chapman <[email protected]> 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. > > Any suggestions?? My goal is to show the children as being in both > families since they are adopted. Maybe I am too optimistic to be able to > do this? > > > > ___ > Leon Chapman > [email protected] > ----- > 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
