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The main point of my suggested layout was so all the same generation are on the same grid line so it is easier to see all the siblings and half siblings clearly. You will see I have ignored the convention of the wife being on the right of the husband - to me it is more important to see the generations clearly. I come from a CAD background and knew nothing of the genogram convention. The example is only a snippet showing two generations - in all cases the next generation married and had children but I left them off for clarity.
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When multiple marriages are presented as in tazosmr's case 1-3 it is hard to determinate who is married with whom. Are child 3 and 4 descendants of Husband and Wife 2 OR Wife 1 and Wife 2? To avoid confusion one could use different colors for different marriages (as in case 1-3). Problem arises because different colors and line patterns are reserved for relationships other than marriage (thus transforming marriage toe.g. engagement). Appleshaw's approach avoid different coloration and line patterns for same relationship (e.g. marriage), but one could find such genograms confusing, because of hyperlink and crossed lines between generation line with relationship lines, etc. To me, best solution offered so farwas Ian's. He avoided different colorations and line patterns for same relationship, and he also presented multiple marriage situations without crossing lines between generations and relationships. I also use very similar approach. With one more detail. I draw first marriage/relationship line the lowest and next relationship a bit higher. With such approach reader can easily determinate which marriage was first and which second, without reading the dates of marriages. My experience shows that such genogram can be quite intuitive even for people who are not familiar with genograms. Here are examples of how I would draw genograms for all above cases:
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When multiple marriages are presented as in tazosmr's case 1-3 it is hard to determinate who is married with whom. Are child 3 and 4 descendants of Husband and Wife 2 OR Wife 1 and Wife 2?
I think your three views further demonstrate that there is no really correct way of doing this but rather what is visually appealing to each person. Personally I find any view where the male is not on the LHS confusing. I find your third view very difficult to follow. In most cases, it's the male line which carries the name forward and to me it presents continuity down the generations. I prefer the traditional case1 diagram as do most people who have viewed my trees.
As for your example, even in today's enlightened and politically correct age, child 3 and child 4 would never be confused as descending from wife 1 and wife 2. As far as I am aware, it still takes a man and a woman to be biological parents :-)
Bob.
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As for your example, even in today's enlightened and politically correct age, child 3 and child 4 would never be confused as descending from wife 1 and wife 2. As far as I am aware, it still takes a man and a woman to be biological parents :-)
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True. Unless child 3 and 4 would be adopted or fostered. And what if second marriage is without offspring? Is it still obvious to whom Wife 2 is married? I too was drawing male on LHS, until one of my relative, who was looking at the family tree, was quite surprised to see "same-sex marriages" were quite common in 18th and 19th century 
Anyway, this is just an example of how I would approach to above cases of multiple marriages, so there (I think) is less confusion with “who is married to whom situation”. Indeed, there is no really correct way how to draw multiple marriages 
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This is always on issue when trying to graphically display the complexity family groups can take.
I try and stick to a few rules to help create/decode any graphic:
People: Oldest to youngest - Left to right
Relationships: Oldest to newest - Top to bottom
Here is a few examples of how I handle this issue (all made up families). In these examples, there is NO abiguity as to who was married to who, and who their children are.
The creator is Child1, a descendant of Husband/Wife1. See if you can make heads or tails of these Genograms (and who was very naughty). 
This first example replicating tazosmr's dilema.
John Fleming
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Family Tree?? Try Family Shrub.
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