diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9fae7a3ae..d4b1f13cf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 2006-04-19  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/RelLib/_Family.py: add remove_child_handle
 	* src/DataViews/_EventView.py: more GrampsTypes changes
 	* src/DataViews/_PedigreeView.py: more GrampsTypes changes
 	* src/RelLib/_ChildRef.py: more GrampsTypes changes
diff --git a/src/Editors/_EditFamily.py b/src/Editors/_EditFamily.py
index c467bbc71..6ec48df66 100644
--- a/src/Editors/_EditFamily.py
+++ b/src/Editors/_EditFamily.py
@@ -238,9 +238,11 @@ class ChildEmbedList(EmbeddedList):
                      skip=[ x for x in skip if x])
 
     def del_button_clicked(self,obj):
-        ref = self.get_selected()
-        if ref:
-            self.family.remove_child_ref(ref)
+        handle = self.get_selected()
+        if handle:
+            for ref in self.family.get_child_ref_list():
+                if ref.ref == handle:
+                    self.family.remove_child_ref(ref)
             self.rebuild()
 
     def edit_button_clicked(self,obj):
diff --git a/src/RelLib/_Family.py b/src/RelLib/_Family.py
index 885983d26..0fd4a20bd 100644
--- a/src/RelLib/_Family.py
+++ b/src/RelLib/_Family.py
@@ -382,6 +382,21 @@ class Family(PrimaryObject,SourceBase,NoteBase,MediaBase,AttributeBase,
                     if ref.ref != child_ref.ref ]
         self.child_ref_list = new_list
 
+    def remove_child_handle(self,child_handle):
+        """
+        Removes the database handle for L{Person} to the Family's list
+        of children if the L{Person} is already in the list.
+
+        @param person_handle: L{Person} database handle
+        @type person_handle: str
+        @return: True if the handle was removed, False if it was not
+            in the list.
+        @rtype: bool
+        """
+        new_list = [ref for ref in self.child_ref_list
+                    if ref.ref != child_handle ]
+        self.child_ref_list = new_list
+
     def get_child_ref_list(self):
         """
         Returns the list of L{Person} handles identifying the children