Move a student into or out of a family
Make a student independent so they're invoiced directly, or move an independent student into a family, and why a move can wait.
For tutors. Updated October 2026.
Where to find it
Students, then the student, then Details
Steps
Open the student's page and press Details.
Billing reads On the family's invoices or Billed directly.
For a student in a family, press Make independent….
Type their Phone if you're asked for it, then press Make independent.
From now on they get their own invoices. You make them yourself until you switch them to automatic.
For an independent student, press Move to a family… instead.
Choose the family, then press Move to family.
From now on their sessions go on that family's invoices.
Good to know
- Only what comes next moves. Past sessions and invoices stay where they are, so a family still invoices the past sessions of a child who became independent. Upcoming sessions, weekly ones included, go to the student or to the new family.
- Making a student independent never has to wait.
- Moving an independent student into a family waits until their past sessions are invoiced, and no draft invoice is open for them. The dialog says which before you press anything.
- Once a student is independent, their family's portal no longer lists their upcoming sessions. To give them their own access, invite them from Portal access on their page.
- Portal access a student had while independent stays for their past invoices after a move into a family. Press Remove access on their page if they shouldn't see those any more.
- Report cards published before a move reach nobody after it: neither the old family nor the new one sees them. Make a new card for the student where they are now.
If something's not right
"Dana has 1 past session to invoice, including any not marked yet. Invoice or waive it first."
Invoice those sessions to them first. A past session still marked Scheduled counts too: mark it and invoice it, or if it never happened, cancel it without charge or delete it. For a late cancellation or no-show you won't charge, waive the fee.
"Dana has a draft invoice, INV-2026-0007. Issue or cancel it first."
Open the draft from its number, then issue it or cancel it. Then move the student.
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Still stuck? Email support@tutello.ae.