When to Move Child Record to Head of Household

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Cmanrogers
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Re: When to Move Child Record to Head of Household

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I think you're able to only send the child over
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Re: When to Move Child Record to Head of Household

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denniscarver@q.com wrote: Tue Nov 07, 2023 4:00 am I have a 14 year old that is moving from his parents who adopted him back to his birth mothers home. His birth mother is not a member. In transferring his records does his adoptive father still show up as head of household?
If you're sending just the child over, he will be his own household. It's up to the receiving ward if there's a household on their end they want to put him under.
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Re: When to Move Child Record to Head of Household

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Here's a good Help Center FAQ describing what a Household is, as well as what the Head of Household is:
Make Changes to Member Households

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