how to add a step child

Ronnie Ellen Kingsbury

how to add a child to father who is currently not married to child's mother

dontiknowyou

First attach the child to the couple. Then edit the relationship of the child. That edit button a pencil-and-paper icon next to the child's name under Parents (in the web app, at the bottom of the Details page; in the mobile app, under the Parents tab).

When you open the relationship you will see the parents expand above the child and under each parent is a link to edit just that relationship. That gives you a pull-down menu where you can select Step.

Brett .

@Ronnie Ellen Kingsbury

FYI

Welcome to the "Community.FamilySearch" Forum.

I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...

Just in passing ...

Further to what has already been proffered ...

[ Please be, aware; and, advised, that a Couple "Event" (eg. Marriage) for the Parents, is necessarily NOT required... ]

Here are some "Knowledge Articles", in 'FamilySearch':

How do I add step, adopted, and foster parents to a child in Family Tree?

https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-add-step-adopted-and-foster-parents-to-a-child-in-family-tree

https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-add-step-adopted-and-foster-parents-to-a-child-in-family-tree

How do I add step, adopted, and foster children to parents in Family Tree?

https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-add-step-adopted-and-foster-children-to-parents-in-family-tree

https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-add-step-adopted-and-foster-children-to-parents-in-family-tree

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

https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-specify-biological-step-adopted-and-foster-relationships-in-family-tree

https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-specify-biological-step-adopted-and-foster-relationships-in-family-tree

I hope, that this may help/assist, somewhat.

Brett

Gail Swihart Watson

Once you are finished getting the relationships right, it looks very nice. I wish Ancestry had a display that was as easy to understand in a glance. Here is an example of how easy it is to get everything correct.

Screenshot 2022-03-29 083201.png

Paul W

Ronnie Ellen Kingsbury

Thank you everyone for your help. I am new to this and it's nice to get answers.

Ronnie

Brett .

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