I have this same issue and I can see I did this wrong... Thanks for the great insight. I have not done reporting yet as I am entering data... I would have had the same issue. I also wish there was a way to see all of the children of the one spouse together even if there are different second parents. I know this would be tough though. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 2:24 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Grandparents adopt
> Helen, > This situation creates a problem in reports, as I will explain. First, > enter the child as the child of his biological mother and father. This is > the genetic line. Make an "adoption event" for the child, explaining what > happened to him/her. Make and AKA for the child with his adopted name. > Mark this as the preferred name. The reason for this is that all the adult > records for this person will be in his adopted name. > > Then enter the child as a child of the grandparents, marking his status at > the bottom of the page as "adopted". This family is his social family [and > he becomes his biological parent's sibling]. > > The problem that arises [there are discussions on this in the archives] is > that the child, and the child's descendants will show up twice in descent > reports. He will show up as part of the second generation [as will his > parent] and show up as a part of the third generation with the other > grandchildren. All succeeding descendants of this child will show up twice > also. The way to handle this is, before creating a descent report, double > bracket the child's name in the adoptive parents' children's list. That way > the child will appear as part of his genetic line and in his actual > generation. > Joan B > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Helen Ormsby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > What is the best way to enter the data when the mother of a child dies > when > > the child is age 2, and the grandparents legally adopt the child who then > > assumes their name? Thank you. > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
