Can anyone suggest how a child custody dispute might have been handled c.1920 in Victoria? The scenario is as follows: 1917 - child is born out of wedlock. Mother is 18, father 21. Parents are not given permission to marry due to religious and social differences. Child is given to mother's married sister. When mother turns 21 (well 20 actually; she fudged her age) they marry and attempt to get their baby back. They have 9 more kids. After adoption becomes legal c.1926, mother's sister adopts child. and all live happily ever after. The old Great War Index (which is no longer available due to the 100 year rule) lists the birth twice. Once under the mother's maiden name and once under the father's name. I'm thinking that the young couple, desperate to get their baby back might have tried to re-register the birth as if they were married at the time. Would there have been any legal avenues for them to pursue and are there any records available? -- Please reply to group or reply "off-group" by removing the two "z"s from my e-mail address. Graham Coward Melbourne, Australia ===================== Coward Family History Web Site http://www.cowardfamilyhistoryaustralia.info/