Do I use a maiden name or a previous married name.

Terri Lynn Speth

If a man marries a women with children from a previous marriage, do you enter her in with her maiden name or use her previous married name?

Brett .

@Terri Lynn Speth

Terri

Welcome to the "Community.FamilySearch" Forum.

I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...

Just in passing ...

Short Answer: General, in the main, "Birth" (or, "Maiden") 'Family Name'/'Surname', for a Female.

The subsequent, "Married" 'Family Name(s)'/'Surname(s)' are recorded as "Alternate Names".

Here is a "Knowledge Article", in 'FamilySearch':

How should I enter names in Family Tree?

https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-to-enter-names-in-family-tree

https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-to-enter-names-in-family-tree

I hope, that this may help/assist, somewhat.

Brett

Julia Szent-Györgyi

The answer is sort of "yes": enter her maiden name in the Vitals box, then add her previous married name as an alternate name under Other Information.

The second step is optional, because if you enter her previous husband, her previous married name will be pretty obvious (in most cultures that use married names), but it will make the profile easier for people to find and identify.