If you need to transfer a child out of your family group
You can ask an organizer from another family group to invite the child to their family using the steps below. After they make the request, you'll get a notification, and you can approve or decline the request on your device.
- On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 8 or later, tap Settings > iCloud > Invitations, or you can approve from your Home screen.
- On your Mac with OS X Yosemite or later, choose Apple menu > System Preferences > iCloud > Manage Family, or you can approve from the notification.
After you approve, the child will leave your family group to join the new family group.
If you want to invite a child to your family group
You must provide parental consent and proof of age when you request the transfer by using the security code of the credit card on file in your account. See how to add a credit card as a payment method in the iTunes Store.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 8 or later, use these steps to transfer a child from their current family group to your family:
- Tap Settings > iCloud > Family > Add Family Member.
- Enter the child's Apple ID and password.
- Follow the onscreen instructions. You can choose to enable Ask to Buy and to share the child's location with your family. You can see the status of the request under the child's name in Settings > iCloud > Family.
On your Mac with OS X Yosemite or later, use these steps to transfer a child from their current family group to your family:
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences > iCloud > Manage Family, then click the Add button (+).
- Enter the child’s Apple ID and password.
- Follow the onscreen instructions. You can see the status of the request under the child's name in Apple menu > System Preferences > iCloud > Manage Family.
After you make the request, the child's current family organizer will get a notification on their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac. They can open it to approve or decline the request. After they approve, you'll be asked to provide parental consent and the CVV of your credit card on file. Once complete, the child will leave their current family group and join your family group. Children under 13* can't be removed from a family group.
*Age varies based on your country or region.