I agree that genie programs ought to allow us to show a parent-child relationship without assuming the parent was married.
However: A child by biological imperative ALWAYS has two parents. So it is relatively reasonable for programs to make the assumption. And since waaaaay too many families have generation after generation of same-name married same-name (every Charles for 5 generations married Elizabeth sort of thing) it is fatally easy to marry Charles5 to Elizabeth3, the necessity of entering both parents (or one and UNKN) is a check against that. Cheryl David Abernathy wrote: > Until the software is changed, there will be the requirement > that two parents are needed. Even at this time one MUST be > male and the other female and they are to be married. > > Some programs are starting to make these changes in the new > releases; maybe Legacy will see the day light and put this > in version 8. > > Thanks, > > David C Abernathy > > Email disclaimers > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message represents the official view of the voices in > my head. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com > > == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot > Antivirus == > > *From:*Sue McLachlan [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, October 03, 2013 1:22 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Solo parent adoption > > Thanks all for the comments. > > I understand that it will put in another person, I’m just > really keen for it to not be unknown on the report. The > adoptive mother does not have a partner and never has so > putting an “unknown†partner in there is not correct. There > must be a way of getting rid of the unknown part and just > leave it blank. The birth mother and father are unknown and > that’s fine, I am happy with that, but the adoptive mother > doesn’t have an unknown partner – there just isn’t one. > > Maybe it is a glitch with the “just leave blank†option > under customise??? > > Thanks for your help. > > Sue > > *From:*Ron Ferguson <mailto:[email protected]> > > *Sent:*Thursday, October 03, 2013 9:02 PM > > *To:*[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > *Subject:*Re: [LegacyUG] Solo parent adoption > > Jay, > > Whilst what you say is true, I suspect that Sue is asking a > different question. > > Initially she says "a solo mother" there is an implication > here that this was the situation at the time of the adoption. > > If that was the case then the addition of an unknown male > partner to Sue would be incorrect. > > If, Sue, that is the case, please do let us know so that we > are aware of the exact situation. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > Jay 1FamilyTree <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Sue, > > Stop trying to get rid of it and look for a way to word your > 'father' and mother of the adopted child, that works well > for you. > > The child was not an immaculate conception, so he/she has > biological parents. > > Personally, I use UnknownM for the father and UnknownF for > the mother as biological parents, and then list the child as > adopted underneath the mother and her 'other' > > (and even if she doesnt have any significant other > relationship , the way Legacy is currently written, you > cannot get around it) > > Jay > > On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 9:21 PM, Sue McLachlan > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a solo mother on my tree who has adopted a child and > I can’t get rid of the “unknown†father on the reports. > > I have read past posts and tried the following: > > Under customise, I have turned the unknown to just leave > blank. but it still comes up. > > Tried the did not marry. > > Tried leaving private, but then the daughter isn’t printed > either. > > I am using Legacy 7.5 > > Thanks for any help > > Sue McLachlan (NZ) 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
