Yes, this is the simplest. For one thing, if you file it under the maiden name, sooner or later you're going to stumble across it while you're looking for something else and say "what's this doing in here?" and move it. (g) If you file it under the married name, then sooner or later, you're going to be collating all the papers for the P!tty-P4t family and the one who married the QT family is going to be missing, and you'll have to go on a hunt for her. And on the third hand, a piece of paper takes up x-onehundredths of an inch, no matter what's on it, so you may as well file a copy as a cross-reference. Cheryl Elizabeth Wilson wrote: > > I make copies and file under both > "C'est moi" <NOSPAMsherdh@excite.com> wrote in message > news:Xns9197B36EE724BTansyRagwortNetscape@209.142.136.250... > > If I'm filing papers according to surname, would it make more sense to > > file a document for a married woman under her married name or maiden > > name??? > > > > I'm leaning towards the married name because that's the one that the > > document has on it, but then she's in my genealogy program with her > > maiden name (although the married name is quickly discernible).

Good thinking! I was searching for a document relating to my mom, who had been married twice. Couldn't find the copy anywhere so I ended up going to the safe deposit box for the original. I *know* I kept a copy before I stored the original. And I always write "copy" on the papers that are copies. I think that I'll either make a cross reference sheet for each family file or make copies for filing under whatever names appear on the document. However, some of the documents are multiple pages and that micron thickness adds up quickly! Maybe just a copy of the first page with a notation where the whole document can be found. Sherry Singhals <singhals@erols.com> wrote in news:3C459B63.42A8EE25@erols.com: > Yes, this is the simplest. > > For one thing, if you file it under the maiden name, sooner or > later you're going to stumble across it while you're looking for > something else and say "what's this doing in here?" and move it. > (g) If you file it under the married name, then sooner or later, > you're going to be collating all the papers for the P!tty-P4t > family and the one who married the QT family is going to be > missing, and you'll have to go on a hunt for her. And on the > third hand, a piece of paper takes up x-onehundredths of an inch, > no matter what's on it, so you may as well file a copy as a > cross-reference. > > Cheryl > > Elizabeth Wilson wrote: >> >> I make copies and file under both