# Remove unknown spouse

**URL:** <https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/remove-unknown-spouse/7352>\
**Category:** RootsMagic\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [April 28, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/remove-unknown-spouse/7352 "2023-04-28T19:43:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@ben](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/ben)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/remove-unknown-spouse/7352/1 "2023-04-28T19:43:03Z")

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Could someone please tell me how to delete/remove an unknown spouse? please

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**Author:** ![rzamor1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/rzamor1/32/8_2.png) [@rzamor1](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/rzamor1)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/remove-unknown-spouse/7352/2 "2023-04-28T20:55:41Z")

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The unknown spouse is usually a place holder for when you have a single parent. If you unlink the children from them the unknown spouse is no longer needed.

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**Author:** ![ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@ben](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/ben)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 10:43am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/remove-unknown-spouse/7352/3 "2023-04-29T10:43:02Z")

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I have unknown spouses and need to know how to remove them

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**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:** [April 29, 2023, 11:47am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/remove-unknown-spouse/7352/4 "2023-04-29T11:47:57Z")

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> [@Unknown spouses](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/unknown-spouses/5047/3):
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> Enable the RINs under Settings, Program Settings so you can make sure who is a duplicate or not. In the Family View display the set of parents with the family group you want to keep. Make sure all the children are added to that family group. With a parent highlighted look at their Info box at the top of the side bar. On the Spouses tab you will see all the family groups they have. The 3 dot menu next to a name has the unlink options. Click on children under the “spouse” in the family group you …

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**Author:** ![ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@ben](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/ben)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/remove-unknown-spouse/7352/5 "2023-04-29T12:13:11Z")

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thanks for that information much appreciated