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How to add adopted children

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237 views asked Apr 23, 2020 by Pam0229 (120 points)

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FE (or any other tree software that I know of) doesn't have a specific way of handling adoptions.  You just need to decide how you want them displayed in you data.  You can add them in the usual way then make a note in their biography tab's bio note section that they were adopted with any info on birth parents that you may have. Or you could list them in the bio note section of the adoptive parents.  Or you could make their surname at birth "Adopted."  Or....  It's up to you.
answered Apr 23, 2020 by DanUgrin (21,680 points)
There is a few problems with that idea
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