diff --git a/src/Parser/Head.php b/src/Parser/Head.php
index c171f846..0a07e4c7 100644
--- a/src/Parser/Head.php
+++ b/src/Parser/Head.php
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ public static function parse(\Gedcom\Parser $parser)
                     $head->setSubn($parser->normalizeIdentifier($record[2]));
                     break;
                 case 'DEST':
-                    $head->setDest(trim((string) $record[2]));
+                    $dest = \Gedcom\Parser\Head\Dest::parse($parser);
+                    $head->setDest($dest);
                     break;
                 case 'FILE':
                     $head->setFile(trim((string) $record[2]));
diff --git a/src/Parser/Head/Dest.php b/src/Parser/Head/Dest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a82d0c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Parser/Head/Dest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Gedcom\Parser\Head;
+
+class Dest extends \Gedcom\Parser\Component
+{
+    public static function parse(\Gedcom\Parser $parser)
+    {
+        $record = $parser->getCurrentLineRecord();
+        $depth = (int) $record[0];
+        $dest = new \Gedcom\Record\Head\Dest();
+        $dest->setDest(trim((string) $record[2]));
+
+        $parser->forward();
+
+        while (!$parser->eof()) {
+            $record = $parser->getCurrentLineRecord();
+            $currentDepth = (int) $record[0];
+            $recordType = strtoupper(trim((string) $record[1]));
+
+            if ($currentDepth <= $depth) {
+                $parser->back();
+                break;
+            }
+
+            switch ($recordType) {
+                // Add cases for DEST sub-tags here if needed
+                default:
+                    $parser->logUnhandledRecord(self::class.' @ '.__LINE__);
+            }
+
+            $parser->forward();
+        }
+
+        return $dest;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Record/Head/Dest.php b/src/Record/Head/Dest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73de0428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Record/Head/Dest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Gedcom\Record\Head;
+
+class Dest extends \Gedcom\Record
+{
+    protected $_dest;
+
+    public function setDest($dest)
+    {
+        $this->_dest = $dest;
+    }
+
+    public function getDest()
+    {
+        return $this->_dest;
+    }
+
+    // Add more properties and methods for sub-tags if needed
+}
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diff --git a/src/Writer/Head/Dest.php b/src/Writer/Head/Dest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49bd6893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Writer/Head/Dest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Gedcom\Writer\Head;
+
+class Dest
+{
+    public static function convert(\Gedcom\Record\Head\Dest $dest, $level)
+    {
+        $output = '';
+        $_dest = $dest->getDest();
+        if ($_dest) {
+            $output .= $level.' DEST '.$_dest."\n";
+        }
+
+        // Add conversion for sub-tags if needed
+
+        return $output;
+    }
+}
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