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In Family View, with the parents in the “Husband” and “Wife” slots and with that adopted child in the Children section, right click any of the children shown to get the pop-up menu – select “Children’s Settings”. From the pop-up “Edit Children” window highlight the child in “question” and set its relationship to each the Father and the Mother – “Adopted” or “Biological”. With that child in either the “Husband” or “Wife” slot of the Family View, you can right click on the “Parent” section of that individual to add additional parents and as described above, set that child’s relationship to these parents. As a hybrid situation, you may have a child adopted by the 2nd spouse of one of the two parents. So, two sets of parents like Wife + Husbamd1 and Wife and Husband2. For each of the two sets of parents set the relationships of each parent to the child … C.G. Ouimet Kingston ON From: Eliz Hanebury [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: December 26, 2013 03:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Same Sex Partnerships/Marriages Brian, how then do you treat adoptions? Eliz Not Today and Not without a Fight (Anon) For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes. (Dag Hammarskjold) On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot <[email protected]> wrote: There is no genealogy in same-sex marriages thus there are no same-sex marriages in genealogy. If you want something for recording people, their lives and their relationships, it's called a diary. Brian in CA -----Original Message----- From: singhals [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 10:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Same Sex Partnerships/Marriages Most two-sex marriages these days aren't "life-long" either, though. My not needing the ability to add same-sex relationships doesn't mean someone else won't need it, and I can always not-use it if it's there. If someone's keeping count, here's a "it might be a nice option" vote. Cheryl Ellen wrote: > I do not record relationships of couples who do not marry. I also do > not record all know "best friends" or "pets" or anything else except > for Church recognized marriages. If you want that, that is your > option. From the studies that I have seen and from all of the rare > same-sex pairs that I have known, same-sex relationships typically are > not "life-long". > Not everyone wants Legacy to make this possible, but it sounds like > they might have with the below info. I support them in not adding this > as a feature. Legacy hears from the few who want it far more often > than those of us who are grateful for it not being there. > > God bless, > Ellen > > On Dec 20, 2013, at 5:03 AM, Kathy Thompson wrote: > >> Only problem is, this work-around doesn't "stick". >> It dissappears with updates and it seems to disappear between program >> loads as well. >> >> Need something more permanent in light of today's society and the >> legality of gay marriage in many countries today - heck even without >> gay marriage being legal, we should respect and record the life-long >> partnerships that two people had - we do it for men and women who >> don't marry, we should be able to do it for same-sex relationships as >> well >> >> Please don't start on gay rights - I'm mearly putting my two cents >> forward that this feature is something that is needed for accuracy in >> recording people, their lives and their relationships. >> >> >> On 20 December 2013 07:00, Sherry/Support >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> >> No - but there is an extensive work-around if you're >> comfortable with using Access. It's in the KB on our >> website >> >> http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00549/14/Tips-and-How- >> Tos/Same-sex-couples.html >> >> >> Sincerely, >> Sherry >> Technical Support >> Legacy Family Tree 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). 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