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From: Bob Velke <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Step children
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2001 17:53:43 -0400
In-Reply-To: <MPBBIHKABPIFJBGOECLHCEPNDEAA.guitarman@surfbest.net>


Dennis said:

>I printed a Descendants Journal Narrative report for my and my cousin's
>ancestor. In generation five, my cousin Doug and his wife are shown as
>having children when the children are set up with step-son and daughter tags
>under Doug (they are not Doug's biological kids).
>Why are these step kids listed as descendants of our ancestor when there is
>no blood relationship?

They are there because, despite being recorded as step kids, Doug is listed
as the step-kids' _primary_ father. The primary relationship is, by
definition, the one through which blood relationships are calculated.

If you want to record that they are step kids but still have them reflected
on a "descendant" then you're manipulating the definition of
"descendant." If, like some people, you want to do that anyway then you
can put "step child" (or whatever) in the relationship memo and have it
print on the report.

If you don't want them to show up on the report at all, then make Doug a
non-primary father on the kids' screen.

-Bob

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