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How do I add a child that was put up for adoption?

gws.salgado1.5637436723861355E12
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May 12, 2020 edited July 8, 2021 in Family Tree
How do I add a child that was put up for adoption?

One of my students put her child up for adoption at birth. She still has contact with the adoptive parents. Do I add the adopted child to FamilySearch under the birth parents? Or do I not?

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  • adopted
  • Multiple parents
  • Specify relationship type
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  • Brett .
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    May 12, 2020 Answer ✓

    @gabriellesalgado gabriellesalgado​ 

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    Gabriel

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    Question: WHY are YOU adding your Student's details into "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch"?

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    Your Student should be adding their OWN details in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch"; especially, if you are NOT related.

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    Your Student should have their OWN Account in "FamilySearch"- where you can assist them.

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    Now ...

    That said ...

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    In answer to your question(s) ...

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    'Yes', in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" ALL "Parent-Child" Relationships SHOULD be included for an individual/person.

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    Those "Parent-Child" Relationships include; but, are NOT limited to:

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    - Biological

    - Step

    - Adoptive

    - Foster

    - Guardianship [ eg. Grandparents ]

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    An individual/person can CERTAINLY have MORE than one type of "Parent-Child" Relationship.

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    Of course, the most common and predominant one is "Biological".

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    But, other "Parent-Child" Relationships certainly occur later.

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    Here are a couple of "Knowledge Articles" in "FamilySearch":

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    How do I specify biological, step, adopted, and foster relationships in Family Tree?

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Adding-Changing-and-Deleting-Relationship-Types-between-Parents-and-Children&lang=en_US

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    The same child shows more than once in a family in Family Tree

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=The-same-person-shows-more-than-once-as-a-child-to-a-couple&lang=en_US

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    Where is states ...

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    Sometimes you find a family where one or more of the children is listed multiple times. If the child had multiple parents, such a biological and adopted parents, this information may be accurate. 

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    I hope this helps.

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    Brett

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  • gws.salgado1.5637436723861355E12
    gws.salgado1.5637436723861355E12 ✭
    May 13, 2020

    Brett,

    I can see why my comment led you to assume that I was entering my students information. However, that is not the case.

    I am guiding her and instructing her to do it herself. That being said, in the future, perhaps you shouldn’t rush to such judgement.

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  • Brett .
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    May 13, 2020

    @gabriellesalgado gabriellesalgado​ 

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    Gabriel

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    I was not rushing to such judgement; as, you have already indicated, your 'Question' leads one to consider/suggest my initial comment in my response to your post.

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    Aside from that ...

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    Does the remainder of my response sufficiently answer your question(s)?

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    Brett

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