The family manager can transfer a child account from their family group to another user.
Important:
- You can only switch supervision on accounts once every 12 months.
- There's a 7-day duration to receive the transfer notification.
- There's a 7-day time frame to accept the transfer after the notification has been received.
Transfer child account
- In your Google Account, open the People & sharing tab.
- Select Family management.
- Select a child account Start transfer.
- To verify your account, enter your password.
- Confirm the new family manager’s email.
- Select Start transfer.
Cancel transfer
You can cancel within the first week before the family manager accepts the transfer.
- In your Google Account, open the People & sharing tab.
- Select Family management.
- Select a child account Cancel transfer.
- To verify your account, enter your password.
- Select Cancel transfer.
Accept transfer
The account transfers to the new family group when the new family manager accepts the transfer. If the new family manager isn’t a member of a family group, the system creates a new one.
Important: When you complete the transfer, the child can't access their previous family group.
- Open the transfer email from Google.
- Select Start transfer.
- Acknowledge the terms on your screen.
- To verify your account, enter your password.
- Review and agree to the terms on your screen.