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{{languages|Add a spouse}}Gramps considers a family unit to be a relationship between two people and potentially their offspring or dependents. This relationship could be ''Married'', ''Unmarried'', ''Civil Union'', or ''Unknown''. The two principal people are labeled as ''Father/partner1'' and ''Mother/partner2''. However, these can be used to handle childless couples, couples with children, or even same-sex partners. A person can have multiple partners, but each is listed in a different Family. A Family with unknown partners can still be used for adding children which creates a sibling relationship. Blended families are characterized by at least one of the children having a [[Gramps_{{out of dateman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_1#Child_Reference_Editor|non-birth relationship]] with a parent. Such a non-traditional relationship may be set even when the parents are unknown.
= How do I add a spouse to a person? =
To add a partner to ''John Smith'' from the Relationship View, make sure that ''John Smith'' is the active person and switch to Relationship View.
Your screen should look something like what the screenshot.{{-}}Click on the {{man button|Add a new family with person as parent}} button(Highlight in yellow above). This will bring up the Edit Family form with ''John Smith'' listed as the Father/Partner1 in the family. Had the active person been a female, the person would have been listed as the Mother/partner2 in the family. The Edit Family form is below:shown in the screenshot.
You can also add a partner to a person from the Family List View. Select the Family List View, and click on the {{man button|[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Navigation#Add|Add]]}} button in the toolbarand select the {{man label|Family}} option. This will bring up the Edit a new {{man label|[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_1#Family_Editor_dialog|Family form Editor dialog]]}} with no people selected. In this case you must add both the father /Partner1 (''John Smith'') and the partnerMother/partner2.
== Related ==
*[[Add a godfather-godmother]]
*[[Add a witness]]
==See also==
* The {{man label|[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_1#Family_Editor_dialog|Family Editor dialog]]}}
==Screencasts==
* [[Media:Edit family from pedigree view Gramps 3.2.5.ogg|Edit family (parents, children, siblings) from Pedigree View]]- (Gramps 3.2.5)* [[Media:Add_family_from_pedigree_view_Gramps_3.2.5.ogg|Add family (parents, children, siblings) from Pedigree View]]- (Gramps 3.2.5)
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