How do I show a divorce on a family tree?
Jan Meriss Alfonso Assistant at Ascent Law LLC The simplest way to show a divorce on a family tree is to create a new line for the divorced person. You can create this new line by clicking on the name of the divorced person. Then, click on the "Edit" button. This will bring up a dialog box asking you to choose the type of divorce. Documenting a divorce on a family tree Documenting a divorce on a family branch can be challenging. There are a number of ways to document this event, from state archives to online resources. In addition to the records you can find online, you can also find clues in marriage, birth, and death records. Then you can use those clues to build a family tree. For the most part, judicial divorces will appear in court records and can take a few years to appear online. However, if you are certain that you are dealing with a divorce, you may not want to wait for the records to appear online. You can also find articles in old local newspapers about the divor...