diff --git a/LeStorage/Codables/ApiCall.swift b/LeStorage/Codables/ApiCall.swift
index 07eda98..dd7ef90 100644
--- a/LeStorage/Codables/ApiCall.swift
+++ b/LeStorage/Codables/ApiCall.swift
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ public class ApiCall<T: Storable>: ModelObject, Storable, SomeCall {
     var storeId: String? { return self.urlParameters?[Services.storeIdURLParameter] }
     
     public static func relationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+    public static func parentRelationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+    public static func childrenRelationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+
 }
 
 class OldApiCall<T: Storable>: ModelObject, Storable, SomeCall {
@@ -188,7 +191,9 @@ class OldApiCall<T: Storable>: ModelObject, Storable, SomeCall {
     var dataContent: String? { return self.body }
     
     static func relationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
-    
+    public static func parentRelationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+    public static func childrenRelationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+
     func toNewApiCall() -> ApiCall<T>? {
         if let instance: T = try? self.body?.decode() {
             let apiCall = ApiCall(method: self.method, data: instance, transactionId: self.transactionId)
diff --git a/LeStorage/Codables/DataAccess.swift b/LeStorage/Codables/DataAccess.swift
index 0b8ffb9..568cbfa 100644
--- a/LeStorage/Codables/DataAccess.swift
+++ b/LeStorage/Codables/DataAccess.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ class DataAccess: SyncedModelObject, SyncedStorable {
     static func tokenExemptedMethods() -> [HTTPMethod] { return [] }
     static func resourceName() -> String { return "data-access" }
     static func relationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+    public static func parentRelationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+    public static func childrenRelationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+
     static var copyServerResponse: Bool = false
     static func storeParent() -> Bool { return false }
 
diff --git a/LeStorage/Codables/DataLog.swift b/LeStorage/Codables/DataLog.swift
index c7da4db..f4e23ee 100644
--- a/LeStorage/Codables/DataLog.swift
+++ b/LeStorage/Codables/DataLog.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ class DataLog: ModelObject, Storable {
     static func resourceName() -> String { return "data-logs" }
     static func tokenExemptedMethods() -> [HTTPMethod] { return [] }
     static func relationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+    public static func parentRelationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+    public static func childrenRelationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+
     static func storeParent() -> Bool { return false }
     
     var id: String = Store.randomId()
diff --git a/LeStorage/Codables/FailedAPICall.swift b/LeStorage/Codables/FailedAPICall.swift
index b592984..3bbc571 100644
--- a/LeStorage/Codables/FailedAPICall.swift
+++ b/LeStorage/Codables/FailedAPICall.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ class FailedAPICall: SyncedModelObject, SyncedStorable {
     static func resourceName() -> String { return "failed-api-calls" }
     static func tokenExemptedMethods() -> [HTTPMethod] { return [] }
     static func relationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+    public static func parentRelationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+    public static func childrenRelationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+
     static var copyServerResponse: Bool = false
     static func storeParent() -> Bool { return false }
 
diff --git a/LeStorage/Codables/GetSyncData.swift b/LeStorage/Codables/GetSyncData.swift
index e19dedf..fe0d1a5 100644
--- a/LeStorage/Codables/GetSyncData.swift
+++ b/LeStorage/Codables/GetSyncData.swift
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ class GetSyncData: SyncedModelObject, SyncedStorable, URLParameterConvertible {
     static func tokenExemptedMethods() -> [HTTPMethod] { return [] }
     static var copyServerResponse: Bool = false
     static func storeParent() -> Bool { return false }
-
+    
     var date: String = ""
-
+    
     enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
         case date
     }
-
+    
     override required init() {
         super.init()
     }
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ class GetSyncData: SyncedModelObject, SyncedStorable, URLParameterConvertible {
         let encodedDate = self.date.addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .urlQueryAllowed) ?? ""
         return encodedDate.replacingOccurrences(of: "+", with: "%2B")
     }
-
+    
     static func relationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+    public static func parentRelationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+    public static func childrenRelationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+    
 }
diff --git a/LeStorage/Codables/Log.swift b/LeStorage/Codables/Log.swift
index 994478d..eecb5de 100644
--- a/LeStorage/Codables/Log.swift
+++ b/LeStorage/Codables/Log.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ class Log: SyncedModelObject, SyncedStorable {
     static func resourceName() -> String { return "logs" }
     static func tokenExemptedMethods() -> [HTTPMethod] { return [] }
     static func relationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+    public static func parentRelationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+    public static func childrenRelationships() -> [Relationship] { return [] }
+
     static var copyServerResponse: Bool = false
     static func storeParent() -> Bool { return false }
 
diff --git a/LeStorage/Storable.swift b/LeStorage/Storable.swift
index acde2d1..73f5f16 100644
--- a/LeStorage/Storable.swift
+++ b/LeStorage/Storable.swift
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ public protocol Storable: Codable, Identifiable, NSObjectProtocol {
 
     /// This method returns RelationShips objects of the type
     static func relationships() -> [Relationship]
+    static func parentRelationships() -> [Relationship]
+    static func childrenRelationships() -> [Relationship]
 
     static func storeParent() -> Bool
     
diff --git a/LeStorage/Store.swift b/LeStorage/Store.swift
index 747aa34..aece6cc 100644
--- a/LeStorage/Store.swift
+++ b/LeStorage/Store.swift
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ final public class Store {
     
     func isReferenced<T: Storable, S: Storable>(collectionType: S.Type, type: T.Type, id: String) -> Bool {
         if let collection = self._baseCollections[S.resourceName()] {
-            return collection.isReferenced(type: type, id: id)
+            return collection.hasParentReferences(type: type, id: id)
         } else {
             return false
         }
diff --git a/LeStorage/StoreCenter.swift b/LeStorage/StoreCenter.swift
index 13df1bf..fc751e6 100644
--- a/LeStorage/StoreCenter.swift
+++ b/LeStorage/StoreCenter.swift
@@ -813,6 +813,10 @@ public class StoreCenter {
         self._deleteLogs.addOrUpdate(instance: dataLog)
     }
 
+    /// Returns the appropriate store for a relationship
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///  - instance: some Storable instance
+    ///  - relationship: the relationship
     func relationshipStore<T: Storable>(instance: T, relationship: Relationship) -> Store? {
         switch relationship.storeLookup {
         case .main: return Store.main
@@ -821,8 +825,13 @@ public class StoreCenter {
         }
     }
     
-    func hasDirectReference<T: Storable, S: Storable>(instance: T, relationshipType: S.Type, relationship: Relationship) -> Bool {
-        if let referenceId = instance[keyPath: relationship.keyPath] as? S.ID, let store = self.relationshipStore(instance: instance, relationship: relationship) {
+    /// Returns if an instance has at least one valid parent relationship by checking if the id of the parent exists
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///  - instance: some Storable instance
+    ///  - relationship: the relationship
+    func hasParentReferences<T: Storable, S: Storable>(instance: T, relationshipType: S.Type, relationship: Relationship) -> Bool {
+        if let referenceId = instance[keyPath: relationship.keyPath] as? S.ID,
+            let store = self.relationshipStore(instance: instance, relationship: relationship) {
             let instance: S? = store.findById(referenceId)
             return instance != nil
         }
@@ -830,12 +839,14 @@ public class StoreCenter {
     }
     
     func isReferenced<T: Storable>(instance: T) -> Bool {
-        let relationships = T.relationships()
-        for relationship in relationships {
-            if self.hasDirectReference(instance: instance, relationshipType: relationship.type, relationship: relationship) {
+        
+        for relationship in T.parentRelationships() {
+            if self.hasParentReferences(instance: instance, relationshipType: relationship.type, relationship: relationship) {
                 return true
             }
-            
+        }
+        
+        for relationship in T.childrenRelationships() {
             if let store = self.relationshipStore(instance: instance, relationship: relationship) {
                 if store.isReferenced(collectionType: relationship.type, type: T.self, id: instance.stringId) {
                     return true
diff --git a/LeStorage/StoredCollection.swift b/LeStorage/StoredCollection.swift
index a472a44..ea3e9bd 100644
--- a/LeStorage/StoredCollection.swift
+++ b/LeStorage/StoredCollection.swift
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public protocol SomeCollection<Item>: Identifiable {
     var type: any Storable.Type { get }
 
     func reset()
-    func isReferenced<S: Storable>(type: S.Type, id: String) -> Bool
+    func hasParentReferences<S: Storable>(type: S.Type, id: String) -> Bool
 
     var items: [Item] { get }
     
@@ -528,8 +528,8 @@ public class StoredCollection<T: Storable>: SomeCollection {
     // MARK: - Reference count
 
     /// Counts the references to an object - given its type and id - inside the collection
-    public func isReferenced<S: Storable>(type: S.Type, id: String) -> Bool {
-        let relationships = T.relationships().filter { $0.type == type }
+    public func hasParentReferences<S: Storable>(type: S.Type, id: String) -> Bool {
+        let relationships = T.parentRelationships().filter { $0.type == type }
         guard relationships.count > 0 else { return false }
 
         for item in self.items {
@@ -540,13 +540,6 @@ public class StoredCollection<T: Storable>: SomeCollection {
             }
         }
         return false
-        
-//        return self.items.reduce(0) { count, item in
-//            count
-//                + relationships.filter { relationship in
-//                    (item[keyPath: relationship.keyPath] as? String) == id
-//                }.count
-//        }
     }
     
     // MARK: - for Synced Collection
diff --git a/LeStorage/SyncedCollection.swift b/LeStorage/SyncedCollection.swift
index eeb4178..5babc7c 100644
--- a/LeStorage/SyncedCollection.swift
+++ b/LeStorage/SyncedCollection.swift
@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@ public class SyncedCollection<T : SyncedStorable>: SomeSyncedCollection, Collect
     
     public var type: any Storable.Type { return T.self }
     
-    public func isReferenced<S>(type: S.Type, id: String) -> Bool where S : Storable {
-        return self.collection.isReferenced(type: type, id: id)
+    public func hasParentReferences<S>(type: S.Type, id: String) -> Bool where S : Storable {
+        return self.collection.hasParentReferences(type: type, id: id)
     }
     
     public func reset() {