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How do I correctly link a child with multiple parents?

User15853857287228997356
User15853857287228997356
March 28, 2020 edited February 8, 2021 in Family Tree
How do I correctly link a child with multiple parents?

A child was born out of wedlock, but both parents are known & noted. The child was adopted & raised by the childs Aunt & her husband. How do I retain the original parents in the Tree while also linking the child to their Aunt & her husband as adoptive parents?

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  • Dennis J Yancey
    Dennis J Yancey ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 28, 2020 Answer ✓

    See this article that may answer your question:

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Linking-a-child-to-multiple-sets-of-parents&lang=en

     

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 28, 2020 Answer ✓

    @Vicky Burdick​ 

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    Vicky

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    Very easy, in fact.

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    In "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch", an individual/person can have MULTIPLE Parents; even, MANY Parents.

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    Whereas, an individual/person can only really have, one Biological Mother; and, one Biological Father; but, an individual/person can have multitude of "Parent-Child" Relationships.

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    Some "Parent-Child" Relationships are"

    - Step;

    - Adoptive;

    - Foster;

    - Guardianship; and,

    - others

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    Sometimes the Biological Patents are known; and, sometimes they are not.

    Sometimes only one Biological Parent is known (eg. usually, the Mother).

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    Multiple Parents _ 1

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    Parent and Child _ Change _ 1

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    Multiple Parents _ 2

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    Here are some "Knowledge Articles" in "FamilySearch" on the matter:

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

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Adding-Changing-and-Deleting-Relationship-Types-between-Parents-and-Children&lang=en

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

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Linking-a-child-to-multiple-sets-of-parents&lang=en_US

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

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Adding-additional-parents-to-a-child&lang=en_US

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    I hope this helps.

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    Brett

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