How to transfer a child to another Family Sharing group
As the Family Sharing organizer, you can transfer a child's Apple Account to another Family Sharing group. Depending on the child's age and their state, country, or region, you might be able to remove them from your Family Sharing group without transferring them to another Family Sharing group.
If your child is under 13,* the Family Sharing organizer can usually remove them from a family group by transferring them to another family group. Or the family organizer can request to delete their Apple Account, let the deletion take effect, then remove the child from the family group. There's no other way to remove a child from a family group if they're under 13.
If your child is between the ages of 13-17* and Screen Time and parental controls are set for their device, the Family Sharing organizer must turn off Screen Time and the parental controls before the child can be removed from the family group, transferred to another family group, or request to leave the family group on their own.
Depending on a child's age and their state, country or region, their Apple Account might have to stay connected to a Family Sharing group until they turn 18.
* Age varies by state, country or region. Where legally required, an Apple Account created for a child under 18 needs to be part of a Family Sharing group. Learn how settings and features for kids vary by state, country, or region.
How to transfer a child to another Family Sharing group
To transfer a child from one Family Sharing group to another, the Family Sharing organizer for the new family group needs to send the invitation to the child. Then the Family Sharing organizer of the child's current family group needs to approve the request. Make sure you have the child's email address (or phone number) and password for their Apple Account.
Learn what to do if the child doesn't have their Apple Account password
Send an invitation from your iPhone or iPad
Open the Settings app, then tap Family.
Tap the Add Member button
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Tap Invite Others, then tap Invite in Person.
Enter the child's Apple Account email address (or phone number) and password on your iPhone or iPad.
Follow the remaining onscreen steps.
After the child's current Family Sharing organizer approves the request, follow the onscreen steps to provide consent and confirm that you're an adult.
If the child doesn't know the password for their Apple Account, they can reset the password. Keep in mind that if you reset the password, you need to start the transfer process again.
Send an invitation from your Mac
Choose Apple menu , then click System Settings.
Click Family, then click the Add Member button.
Click Invite People.
Click Invite in Person, then click Continue.
Ask the child to enter their Apple Account email address (or phone number) and password.
Follow the onscreen steps.
After the child's current family organizer approves the request, follow the onscreen steps to provide parental consent and confirm that you're an adult.
If the child doesn't know the password for their Apple Account, you can reset it. Keep in mind that if you reset the password, you need to start the transfer process again.
Check the status of the request
Open the Settings app or System Settings, then tap or click Family.
Tap or click the child's name.
How to approve the request to transfer a child's Apple Account
If you're the child's current Family Sharing organizer, you should receive a notification after the organizer of the new Family Sharing group invites the child to join their family group. You can approve from the notification itself or approve on your device in Family settings. After you approve, the child moves from your family group to the new family group.
If the child uses Apple Card Family or Apple Cash Family, close the child's Apple Cash account and remove them from the shared Apple Card account. If you set up an Apple Watch for the child, use the Watch app on your iPhone or iPad to remove the device. The new Family Sharing organizer can set up the watch in their family group later.
On your iPhone or iPad
To approve the invite, open the Settings app.
Below your name, find a notification that says "Family Transfer Request."
Tap the notification and follow the onscreen instructions.
On your Mac
To approve the invite, choose Apple menu , then click System Settings.
Below your name, find a notification that says the child was invited to Family Sharing.
Click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions.
How to leave or remove a member from a Family Sharing group
If there are members in the Family Sharing group between 13-17* and Screen Time and parental controls are set for their device, the Family Sharing organizer has to turn off Screen Time and parental controls before the child can leave or be removed from the family group. The Family Sharing organizer will also have to approve the request for the child to leave the family group.
Depending on your state, country, or region, you might not be able to leave a Family Sharing group or remove a member from a family group until they're 18.
Learn how to leave a Family Sharing group
How to delete a child's Apple Account
Children under 13* can't be removed from a Family Sharing group without being transferred to another family group, or having their Apple Account deleted. To delete their Apple Account, a child can sign in to their account on Apple's Data and Privacy page and select “Request to delete your account." The family organizer will receive a request to approve the account deletion via email. When the family organizer approves the request, they'll go through the process of deleting the child account.
It takes time to process the deletion of the child account. The family organizer will not be able to disband a Family Sharing group or delete their own Apple Account while this request is processing.
Learn how to delete an Apple Account
*Where legally required, an Apple Account created for a child under 18 needs to be part of a Family Sharing group. Learn how settings and features for kids vary by state, country, or region.
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