Children in two households in same ward

[cbohannan]

Our branch has a mother and father who are divorced who both live and different residences within the branch boundaries They both often attend services and activities with their children. The children switch weeks living with each parent. We've only been able to add the children to a single household, which means that often the other parent doesn't know about youth activities. Is there a way to connect the children to both households in the branch?

[scgallafent]

No, this is not possible.

[garystroble]

There was a bulletin on this issue on September 1, 2020, which is still in the Official Communications Library. It says that children with divorced parents may have one ward or branch keep and update a child’s official membership record, and an out-of-unit member record may be created in the secondary ward or branch he or she attends. Please refer to the bulletin for more details. However, reading your inquiry again, this is not exactly the problem you are talking about, as both parents are in the same unit.

[russellhltn]

which means that often the other parent doesn't know about youth activities.

Since there are multiple children, you may consider splitting them up between the households.

But I'm wondering what seems to be the issue in keeping both parents in the loop? What form of communication is being used that leaves the "childless" parent out?

[cbohannan]

The household contact information is different between the two households. When communications are sent to the household in which the children are listed, the other household does not receive the communication, unless the communication author remembers that there are two households and includes both. On weeks when the parent which doesn't have the children listed in their household has custody, they are missed, again unless the other parent forwards the communication. Note the the divorced parents are amicable, but there are still misses.