Can adopted children do Temple work for parents if there are also biological children?

Janet Marie Herriott

My husband was adopted. He would like to do Temple work for his adoptive parents, but they also had biological children. If the biological children are still alive, does my husband need their permission to do the Temple work?

LoriNelson17

Hi Janet,

There is no difference between adopted or biological family in FamilySearch. You always want to take other's feelings into consideration when performing ordinances.

There is a Knowledge Article that can help answer that question. You can look it up yourself in the Help Center by using the search term, "Individuals for whom I can request temple ordinances." It is not allowing me to post the link here. It says:

"You are responsible to submit names of the individuals below:

1. Immediate family members (spouse, children, siblings, and parents).
2. Direct-line ancestors (parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and so on, and their families).

You can also submit the names of the individuals below:

1. Biological, adoptive, and foster family lines connected to your family.
2. Collateral family lines (uncles, aunts, cousins, and their families).
3. Descendants of your ancestors.
4. Your own descendants.
5. Possible ancestors, meaning individuals who have a probable family relationship that cannot be verified because the records are inadequate, such as those who have the same last name and resided in the same area as your known ancestors."