I did not receive this original thread so I am not sure exactly what the
story is so if I am out of line please forgive me.
I just wanted to make the comment that the norm for a situation of this
nature is that if the last name was not changed then the individual
*usually* is not a court ordered adoption. Many children, especially in
past years, are "adopted" by relatives and friends who simply take them
into their home and raise as one of their own but there was never a
formal adoption process.....the term used, however, was "adopted". In
these cases the individual can be placed in both families but
clarification should be noted somewhere. And, most importantly, the term
"adopted" should be used *only" when it is a legal court action.
Tom M...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 12:46 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant Narrative Book - child status
Hi, Dan et al.
Thanks for your comments, and taking the trouble to show examples of
adoptions in book reports. But alas, those children are genetically
related to one of the parents, so don't fit my problem.
My Elizabeth Morwood was adopted by an unrelated couple. Her name was
never changed, so she has no AKA. I have set "Adopted" in the 3 fields
in Children's Settings.
She appears as "adopted" when she is the main person.
But the family sentence implies she was their natural child.
Thus -
"John Lewis and Elspeth Beatson married ... they had four children,
Elizabeth, John, Janet and James."
Surely the Report should read ....
"they had four children, Elizabeth (Morwood, adopted), John, Janet and
James.
I guess I need to put an explanation in the Marriage Notes.
Many thanks,
Mary Young
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