.. done

Add a New Family Member
=======================

You will use this process in the following cases:

- To merge a newly-married couple into one family
- To make corrections when you find family members
  who are not in the correct family in your database
- To add new members to a family, such as a new baby or a spouse

.. note::
    For newly-married couples
    who are both currently in the family with their parents,
    you will need to move one of them
    out of their parent's family
    and then add the spouse to that new family. 

.. seealso::
    :doc:`SplitPersonFromFamily`

Step 1
    Find the people record for a member of the family
    to which you want to add members.
    That can be anyone in the family to which you are adding someone.

Step 2
    Click the `+` blue Add button.
    and follow the `Search / Add` process.

    After you find and select the person,
    click `Commit and Add`.
    This will add that person to the family.

    If the person is not found,
    even after refining your search,
    click `Add New Person` and complete the process
    to create a new people record.

.. seealso::
    :doc:`../SearchAdd/SearchAdd`

Step 3
    Verify that each person's `Position` in the family is correct.
    To change the Position,
    click the `pencil icon` in the blue badge
    on that person's record.

.. seealso::
    :doc:`PositionInFamily`

.. note::
    Normally, a new record is added to the database
    when the person joins / registers for something,
    makes a visit or makes a contribution.
    However, you can add a new child or a new spouse
    to the database using the above procedure if you have
    that information and if you want them in the database
    even if they have not attended or joined anything.