Roots magic allows getting to most if not all of the flexibility. It supports multiple parents for example by permitting multiple fam records for an individual. I use it for adoptions primarily and that is supported fine. Dale Wes Groleau wrote: > Ian Goddard wrote: >> Does anyone know of a software package which offers that flexibility? ? > > For all its flaws, GEDCOM is still more flexible than > most of the software I've tried. > -- _ _ Dale DePriest /`) _ // http://users.cwnet.com/dalede o/_/ (_(_X_(` For GPS and GPS/PDAs