When a child is not a biological child for a parent, please indicate the relationship on the timelin

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Tom Huber said: No one will be able to see this but me, since I am the step child.

I just checked to see if the birth of a step-child shows up on the step-mother's timeline. It does, and that is fine. The problem is that there is no indication in the timeline that the relationship is not biological.

In my opinion, that is a problem. When the relationship for the birth of a child is not biological, the time line needs to indicate either the relationship, or flag the birth in some manner (with a footnote, perhaps, or with some symbol) so that the relationship is known not to be biological.

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Dieter Voß said: The same should be considered for the pop-up window "View My Relationship".

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Tom Huber said: While the idea has merit, it is a problem beyond the first connection.

For instance, I follow three ancestral lines -- one for my father, one for my biological mother, and one for my step-mother. If I have a connection (and yes, FamilySearch will show the relationship chart) beyond my step-mother, the text of the relationship still reads as if the connection was biological.

I agree with the idea that it needs to be indicated, but I'm not sure how that could be done. In the case of the timeline, it doesn't impact anyone but close relatives of the individual (spouse(s), mother, father, brother sister, son, and daughter).

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Tom Huber said: A new topic was started that carried my thoughts further. See the https://getsatisfaction.com/familysea... discussion thread.

I hope that FamilySearch will note this desirable feature.