Legacy can't handle the sex change or same sex relationships with ease But Name Changes can be handled if you care to use the Sentence override options available.
Cathy At 12:45 PM 11/04/2014, you wrote: >And I can't help but wonder how the existing restrictive name usage >works for adoptions and legal name changes. And Heaven forbid you >ever have somebody in your file that underwent a sex change >operation. What a mess that would be. > >Brian in CA > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Alan Wakenhut [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 1:26 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Shared Event uses maiden name instead of married name > >In other words, you are saying that I can't use the shared event >feature for a widow as head of household. The problem isn't in the >wording for her event, but her maiden name shows up in the census >and residence events for her children. The census form shows her >married name and that is the way it should be recorded in Legacy. > >I suggest that you add an option to change the name as it is appears >for other family members in shared events. > >Thank you, > >-----Original Message----- >From: Brian/Support [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 12:37 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Shared Event uses maiden name instead of married name > >If it is an individual event for her you cannot have Legacy use a >married surname. Individual events always use the surname of the >person, after all she may have had more than one husband and how >would Legacy know which marriage to use for the surname. For the >same reason you cannot try to have an individual event use a spouse >name, if you try Legacy will just use the person's name. > >Brian >Customer Support >Millennia Corporation >[email protected] >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > >On 10/04/2014 11:58 AM, Alan Wakenhut wrote: > > If the head of a household is a widow, the shared event for her > children shows her maiden name. How can I make it show her married name? > > > > Thank you, Al > > > > > > >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
