Hi D, I am an adoped child with a known birth surname as well as an adopted surname. So is my sister. In my Legacy file I keep track of us by using both surnames, with the birth surname first in all caps and the adopted name second in all caps. In the name list my sister and I appear at the end of the list of people with our birth surname, with both surnames in all caps, just as all the other surnames are in caps, except we have two surnames in all caps. It appears thusly: Alice Irene SMITH JONES and my sister Thora Lynne SMITH JONES If this solution appeals to you, in Customize, Data Format, I have checked "Don't change what I write." in both places, and in Displaying Surnames I have checked "Show surnames in upper case letters." Works for me. -- Alice
In a message dated 2/13/2005 12:06:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi there. Just wondering how you all keep track of names of adopted children. We have child with surname of BirthName who is adopted by husband and wife with surname of NewName. The child knows she was adopted and that her birth name is BirthName, but everyone knows her as NewName and all her current documents list NewName. In the main Individual Record, do you list the surname as BirthName or NewName? And do you just put the other in as an AKA? The reason this came up, is she now has children of her own and they have the surname of NewName. I feel I'm making this more complicated than it need be... Thanks. Stay JOLLY! D 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
