Split Household Tool
With the Split Household tool, you can manage records affected by life changes. For example, an adult child moves out of their parents' home, two congregants get married, or a family experiences divorce.
- The tool is available on the Contacts or Households pages. You can launch the tool on its own or from an open record.
- All Household members display in the tool, and you can select the primary departing member. This removes the person from the current Household and places them into an existing or new Household.
- You can select additional members of the Household to move with the primary departing member (for example, children who move with a parent after a separation).
- Once a member is moved, MinistryPlatform creates an Other Household record with a Household Type of "Former Household" so you can track that previous connection.
- A Departing Reason is required, and additional fields may display based on this selection.
- Marriage: This option allows you to specify the Departing Member's new Spouse from the new Household. (Marital Status updates for both individuals. A new Contact Relationship record is created to indicate the marriage with the current date and time.)
- Divorce or Separation: These options allow you to specify the Spouse from the current Household from whom they are divorcing or separating. (Marital Status updates for both individuals. The existing Contact Relationship record end-dates with the current date and time. A new Contact Relationship record is created to indicate the divorce or separation with the current date and time.) There is also an option to Create Records for Children. (If you select this, Other Household records with a Household Type of Non-Custodial Parent is created for each Minor Child, linking them to the Household that is not their Primary Household following the split.)
- Other: Continue without creating or updating any associated records. An example of "Other" may be an adult child moving into their own residence.
- If needed, you can edit the last name and Household position of departing members.
Example of Marriage
Example of Creating a New Household
Example of Separation
Split a Household
After splitting a Household, you may want to review the salutations for any adults in the family. For example, you may need to update the Contact record for "Miss Smith" to say "Mrs." after a marriage.