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Grace K. Ramsburg
Grace K. Ramsburg ✭
September 14, 2022 edited July 12, 2024 in Family Tree

How do I identify a relationship of a couple who were not married but had a child and then the relationship ends. I don't understand how the relationship of the parents of said child/children are to be referred as. If they aren't married, they can't be, divorced. What were they when they were together. You don't want someone listed as a spouse if they were not married. Someone might be digging around looking for records of marriage or divorce and never find anything.

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  • Chas Howell
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    September 14, 2022 edited September 14, 2022 Answer ✓

    @Grace K. Ramsburg Goff, what I would do in a case like you described is to join the two in a couple relationship as biological parents to the child. Then in the couple box click the pencil icon, then under Relationship Events click "+Add Event" then click the drop down arrow and choose "LIved Together" then Save.

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  • dontiknowyou
    dontiknowyou ✭✭✭✭✭
    September 14, 2022

    Just attach both persons to the child. Then, on the couple relationship in the Note field add a note that they did not marry. Is there evidence? Say what it is.

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