diff --git a/src/data/templates/view_family_detail.html b/src/data/templates/view_family_detail.html
index 37b882ad8..838c3c910 100644
--- a/src/data/templates/view_family_detail.html
+++ b/src/data/templates/view_family_detail.html
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
   </ul>
   <div class="ui-tabs-panel ui-widget-content ui-corner-bottom" id="tab-children"> 
     <!-- Events -->
-    {% children_table family user action "/family/%s/children/$act" family.handle %}
+    {% children_table family user action "/person/$act/family/%s" family.handle %}
   </div>
   <div class="ui-tabs-panel ui-widget-content ui-corner-bottom ui-tabs-hide" id="tab-events">
     {% event_table family user action "/event/$act/family/%s" family.handle %}
diff --git a/src/webapp/grampsdb/models.py b/src/webapp/grampsdb/models.py
index 2df8d671b..64425724a 100644
--- a/src/webapp/grampsdb/models.py
+++ b/src/webapp/grampsdb/models.py
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ class RepositoryRef(BaseRef):
 
 class PersonRef(BaseRef):
     ref_object = models.ForeignKey('Person')
-    description = models.CharField(max_length=50)
+    description = models.CharField(max_length=50, blank=True, null=True)
 
     def __unicode__(self):
         return "PersonRef to " + str(self.ref_object)
diff --git a/src/webapp/grampsdb/view/person.py b/src/webapp/grampsdb/view/person.py
index 5e46f14e4..ec001ed29 100644
--- a/src/webapp/grampsdb/view/person.py
+++ b/src/webapp/grampsdb/view/person.py
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ def process_person(request, context, handle, action, add_to=None): # view, edit,
             return redirect("/person/%s" % build_search(request))
         elif action in ["save", "create"]: # could be create a new person
             # look up old data, if any:
-            if handle:
+            if handle: 
                 person = Person.objects.get(handle=handle)
                 name = person.name_set.get(preferred=True)
                 surname = name.surname_set.get(primary=True)
@@ -391,13 +391,16 @@ def process_person(request, context, handle, action, add_to=None): # view, edit,
                 surname.prefix = sf.cleaned_data["prefix"] if sf.cleaned_data["prefix"] != " prefix " else ""
                 surname.primary = True # FIXME: why is this False? Remove from form?
                 surname.save()
-                dji.rebuild_cache(person)
-                if add_to:
-                    item, handle = add_to
-                    model = dji.get_model(item)
-                    obj = model.objects.get(handle=handle)
-                    dji.add_person_ref_default(obj, person)
+                if add_to: # Adding a child to the family
+                    item, handle = add_to # ("Family", handle)
+                    model = dji.get_model(item) # what model?
+                    obj = model.objects.get(handle=handle) # get family
+                    dji.add_child_ref_default(obj, person) # add person to family
+                    person.parent_familes.add(obj) # add family to child
+                    dji.rebuild_cache(person) # rebuild child
+                    dji.rebuild_cache(obj) # rebuild family
                     return redirect("/%s/%s%s" % (item, handle, build_search(request)))
+                dji.rebuild_cache(person)
                 return redirect("/person/%s%s" % (person.handle, build_search(request)))
             else: 
                 # need to edit again
diff --git a/src/webapp/grampsdb/views.py b/src/webapp/grampsdb/views.py
index 7a9cf1c22..8babc9f13 100644
--- a/src/webapp/grampsdb/views.py
+++ b/src/webapp/grampsdb/views.py
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ def add_to(request, view, item, handle):
     Add a new <view> referenced from <item>.
     """
     # /view/add/person/handle
-    return action(request, view, handle, "add", (item, handle))
+    return action(request, view, None, "add", (item, handle))
 
 def action(request, view, handle, action, add_to=None):
     """
diff --git a/src/webapp/libdjango.py b/src/webapp/libdjango.py
index 6ae1ef2cd..fd494d55c 100644
--- a/src/webapp/libdjango.py
+++ b/src/webapp/libdjango.py
@@ -879,6 +879,17 @@ class DjangoInterface(object):
         self.add_media_ref_list(citation, media_list) 
         self.add_citation_datamap_dict(citation, datamap)
 
+    def add_child_ref_default(self, obj, child, frel=1, mrel=1, private=False):
+        object_type = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(obj) # obj is family
+        count = models.ChildRef.objects.filter(object_id=obj.id,object_type=object_type).count()
+        child_ref = models.ChildRef(private=private,
+                                referenced_by=obj,
+                                ref_object=child,
+                                order=count + 1,
+                                father_rel_type=models.get_type(models.ChildRefType, frel),  # birth
+                                mother_rel_type=models.get_type(models.ChildRefType, mrel))
+        child_ref.save()
+
     def add_child_ref(self, obj, data):
         (private, citation_list, note_list, ref, frel, mrel) = data
         try:
diff --git a/src/webapp/utils.py b/src/webapp/utils.py
index 737b6e9b4..a3719cacc 100644
--- a/src/webapp/utils.py
+++ b/src/webapp/utils.py
@@ -840,7 +840,8 @@ def children_table(obj, user, action, url=None, *args):
     table.links(links)
     retval += table.get_html()
     if user.is_superuser and url and action == "view":
-        retval += make_button(_("Add Child"), (url % args))
+        retval += make_button(_("Add Child"), (url.replace("$act", "add") % args))
+        retval += make_button(_("Share Child"), (url.replace("$act", "share") % args))
     else:
         retval += nbsp("") # to keep tabs same height
     return retval