# Children with Two Sets of Parents **URL:** \ **Category:** RootsMagic\ **Tags:** question, rootsmagic, issue\ **Created:** [October 1, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/children-with-two-sets-of-parents/16281 "2026-10-01T02:19:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a88e57/32.png) [@Nod](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/Nod)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/children-with-two-sets-of-parents/16281/1 "2026-10-01T02:19:30Z")
Using “Groups” I am trying to list all those with more that 2 parents. I have MARK by family attributes-ignore all but “Number of parents” set to- greater than-2. comes up with ) results, but I have found, that is not true. any help please! ---
**Author:** ![TomH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/tomh/32/30_2.png) [@TomH](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/TomH)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/children-with-two-sets-of-parents/16281/2 "2026-10-01T03:02:03Z")
Is that 0 results? I suggest there’s a flaw in your procedure if you have persons that should have been marked. Perhaps you should share screenshots of the Mark criterion and of an Edit Person example that should have been marked. ---
**Author:** ![kbens0n](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/kbens0n/32/80_2.png) [@kbens0n](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/kbens0n)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 4:39am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/children-with-two-sets-of-parents/16281/3 "2026-10-01T04:39:34Z")
Up to **greater than 3** seems to work in my quick test: ![Screenshot 2026-10-01 003720](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/rootsmagic/original/2X/2/25723090650322caf0a8f113d770a299e59ee7be.png) ---
**Author:** ![kevync1985](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3be4f8/32.png) [@kevync1985](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/kevync1985)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/children-with-two-sets-of-parents/16281/4 "2026-10-01T16:04:25Z")
Are you using criteria link this? you can update # to 2 or 3 if needed I have 40 with more than one about 25 % of those are from adoptions and are expected ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/rootsmagic/original/2X/6/6379b0d00ca3bc46fd061ffe882d74f61b2fcf4a.png) ---
**Author:** ![kevync1985](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3be4f8/32.png) [@kevync1985](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/kevync1985)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/children-with-two-sets-of-parents/16281/5 "2026-10-01T16:25:17Z")
note to Tom’s point - if doing with multiple criteria it can be easy to mess up the order and the AND / OR /But NOT options ---
**Author:** ![Nod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a88e57/32.png) [@Nod](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/Nod)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/children-with-two-sets-of-parents/16281/6 "2026-10-01T22:14:53Z")
Thanks, I was thinking Parent, not Parents. now works Thanks Glenn ---
**Author:** ![kevync1985](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3be4f8/32.png) [@kevync1985](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/kevync1985)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/children-with-two-sets-of-parents/16281/7 "2026-10-02T00:08:50Z")
> [@Nod](#): > > I was thinking Parent, not Parents. now works ah yes – Parents = couple = set (even if only 1 parent is known. RM calls the other “unknown spouse” which does not necessarily mean marriage. Basically it means FamilyID at the database level. (and whatever Husband and Wife belong to the family set). So that could be confusing. Kevin