Fixing Relationships in Family Tree

Before removing relationships, do the research to find documents proving the correct relationships.

Before fixing the families, highlight, copy and paste the families and their ID #s into a word document or screen capture a picture and print it. You will need the ID #s to fix the relationship errors.

Remove an incorrect spouse with no children   

• Go to the person’s detail page, and in the couple box, click on the Edit Couple icon.
• In the selection box, click on the Remove or Replace link to the right of that spouse.
• The Remove or Replace window opens. The Red X will show who is to be removed or replaced, check the “I have reviewed the relationship” box, enter a specific reason for your change, and then click Remove Person to delete this couple relationship.

Removing an incorrect spouse with children attached

• The marriage relationship cannot be deleted as long as children are attached to the couple.
• Children relationships must be detached first.
• Then the couple relationship can be removed with instructions above.

Move a child by replacing one parent

• Going to the couple box that has the incorrect spouse,
• Click the Edit Parents icon on the child under this box
• A selection box will appear on the right, find the incorrect parent and select Replace Person
• In the Replace Person window, find the correct parent using the ID#.
• To do this, click the Find by ID Number link at the bottom, put in the ID# and select Find
• Click on Add Name for the correct parent.
• Enter a reason for the change that is based on evidence gathered through research.

The other way to do this is to, add the children to the correct parent couple box

• Then delete the children from the incorrect couple box.
• And then delete the incorrect parent from the Edit Couple box.

Move a child by replacing both parents

• First, you will need to know who the correct parents with their ID#s.
• Click on the child’s Edit Parents icon, click on the Remove or Replace link of the child.
• The Red X will be on both parents, click the Replace, and check the “I have reviewed the Relationship” box, and Select
• To bring up the correct parents, enter the mother’s ID#, there will be 2 options, Add person and Add Couple, and Select
• Fill in a specific reason statement and click Replace

Remove a child who does not belong to either parent

• Go to the child under the couple box that you want to remove, and click edit
• Click Remove or Replace link and check “I have reviewed the Relationship” box, and select Remove Parents