Tomas, we now have a perfect description of the origin of the godfather institution and its use over time - thanks to Bill Stevenson and to Ira. Today - in Denmark at least - the real function is more that of a witness, so you might use the witness event to describe this (I know that it still also includes the responsibility of the (religious) upbringing of the child should the parents die, but this is today not a legal obligation; I believe its use in practice is almost non-existant). Another way - and better, I believe - is to describe the data and information on the godfathers and -mothers in a note related to the christening-event. As far as I know it is always associated with (the date of) this event. This is how I have always handled it. Jens E. Brammer, Øverød, Denmark > -----Original Message----- > From: Tomas Larsson (RSA) [mailto:[email protected]] > > Does CFTW handle this in any way? > ///Tomas > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Stevenson [mailto:[email protected]]