To all whom have come here before me. Adding "Never Married" to the list of options under Ending status of Marriage would give you the option to indicate the biological parents weren't married.
The issue of legal and biological is somewhat the bases of a genealogical study. Unless otherwise noted the parents of children found in a genealogy are usually considered to be the biological parents. It is my understanding that one should always be listed with the biolobical parent as that is the direct lineage. Lineage societies are based on the blood lineage and this seems to be the teaching of genealogists. It is the way I teach. Then under the adopted or legal couple or parents make notes necessary to provide the understanding needed for unknowning readers. At times I include the same note of explanation under both sets of parents to be sure the reader sees it. Some adopted children do elect to trace the families of their adopted or legal parents, but in most cases indicate such. Therefor adding a special custom catagory for Biological parents may (should) not be necessary. As for the a way to indicate an unadopted child raised by adults that are considered her/his legal parents, try using the term guardian. According to Black's Law Dicitonary: " one who legally has the care and management of the person, or the estate, or both, of a child during its minority." Reeve, Dom.Rel. 311 is quoted on page 834 of my4th edition. Hope this helps Karen V. Sipe 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
