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ftm query with 2 sets of parents

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Carter

Carter Report 11 Jan 2010 13:11

hi
i wonder if anyone could give me some advice i have family tree maker 2005 and i have arelative who was adopted and have bothe sets of parents for them. i..e birth parents and adopted parents. is there a way i can input the 2 lots of parents ???
thanks for any advice
linda

Carter

Carter Report 11 Jan 2010 14:12

thanks jonesey i thought there wouldnt be an easy way of doing it.
thanks once again

Penny

Penny Report 11 Jan 2010 15:42

if its just for your own use, you can invent a generation, c

Child that was adopted has parent called Birth line & Adopted line ( as though that was their names) each of those can then have two parents - one set the birth parents and the other the adoptive ones.

Its slightly confusing but as long as you understand, does it matter?

Carter

Carter Report 11 Jan 2010 16:29

great idea minnie thanks so much x x x

Thelma

Thelma Report 11 Jan 2010 17:08

I just add one of the adoptive parents as partner to one of the birth parents.
You can then follow and/or change parents at will.
Just explain what you have done in the notes.

Carter

Carter Report 11 Jan 2010 18:50

thanks everyone for your help it is much appreciated x x x x