In response to your query No. 1, I would add the children's surname of Johnson as an alternate name. In the Family view, click on the icon that shows several, one behind the other. If you place your cursor over that icon, the program identifies it as AKA. Click on that icon and add the alternate names. And don't forget to add your source citations!
In response to your query No. 2, I would then link the two existing children to the second marriage with father Carl Johnson and Mary Smith. Then I would right-click on each child's name and open the Children's Settings window. There I would change the relationship to each parent from a blank to adopted for the father (Carl) and biological for the mother. Additionally since I like to look at timelines for each person, I would then add an event for each of the two children stating that they were adopted by the father Carl on such and such date and give any additional information that I might have. I would also note in the Notes section that their surnames were changed from Jones to Johnson at this time. This helps me when I look for additional records for Joe and Sara since I would then know which surname to look for during a specific timeframe. And, of course, add your source citations. Now, if you were looking at a family group sheet of Carl and Mary, all four children would show up on the report. If you look at a family group sheet (FGS) for either Joe or Sara, then two sets of parents will appear on Joe's or Sara's FGS. From: Leon Chapman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 8:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] How to handle adoptions? I have a basic question on handling adoptions. Let me give an example: Family 1: Tom Jones and Mary Smith married and had 2 children: Joe & Sara Tom & Mary were divorced, and Mary married again: Family 2: Carl Johnson & Mary Smith. Carl and Mary then had 2 children: Les and Lois Family 2 adopted the children (Joe & Sara) and then they assumed the new last name of Johnson. By birth, Joe and Sara's last names are Smith. After Adoption, their last name became Johnson. It is easy to enter this information into the 2 families in Legacy. The problem is the last name for Joe & Sara after the adoption. Family 2 really now has 4 children with the last name of Johnson. A couple of questions: 1. How do you enter last names for Joe & Sara? 2. How do you include Joe & Sara in both families with both family names or not? ___ Leon Chapman [email protected] <mailto:[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 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
