Set Family Relationships (Expert System)

Key Points:

• Persons can be Multi Selected when establishing Family Relationships
• Family Relationship and Marital Status (for persons over the age of 12) must be completed for everyone in the Master Case
• Alleged parents where no paternity has been established are considered "Non-Relatives" until paternity is established.
• If children have a biological parent in common, then they are siblings (bio).  
• If children have no biological parent in common, then they are siblings (step).

Family Relationship Overview

Setting Family Relationships:

1. From the Navigator window, double click on the Family Relationships task
2. Select the Add button
3. The first person will be highlighted on the left side of the window. Select the Relationship type for the highlighted person.
4. From the Person(s) box on the right side, highlight all persons for this relationship.
5. Enter the Begin Date, if appropriate.
6. Select the Next button and continue until the Next button is no longer enabled.

(11-2009)