u/Bulky-Woodpecker8525

We're in the middle of adopting in Western Australia, and like everyone going through this process, we've been buried in paperwork. One of the requirements from the Department of Communities is a genogram — a clinical family diagram that maps your family structure using standardised symbols for relationships, marriages, separations, and parent-child connections including adoption and fostering.

I'm a web designer and tinkerer, so when I couldn't find a free tool that produced the right clinical format, I built one. It started as something just for us, but I figured if we needed it, others probably do too.

https://genogram-builder.carlmanson.au/

It's completely free, no ads, no account, and open source. Everything runs in your browser — your family data never leaves your device. You can export a clean SVG to attach to your documentation, or import a GEDCOM file if you've already got a tree on Ancestry or MyHeritage.

Adoption paperwork is already exhausting. I hope this makes one small part of it a little easier for someone.

Happy to answer any questions, and if you spot something that needs fixing or a feature that would help, let me know.

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u/Bulky-Woodpecker8525 — 25 days ago