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Learn how to add and archive dependents to your martial arts school.

By Red Belt Team | Last Update: October 31, 2026

A dependent is a child or family member on another contact's account. Dependents get their own profile and attendance, but they don't have their own billing: their programs and products are billed to the guardian.

Add a Dependent

  1. Click Contacts in the left-side menu.
  2. Search for the contact who will be the guardian and click their name to open their profile.
  3. Under Profile, click Dependents, then click Add a dependent.Dependents on a contact's profile and the Add a dependent button
  4. Enter the dependent's First name and Last name. Both are required.
  5. Enter their Date of birth and choose a Gender.
  6. Optional: open Contact details to add the dependent's own Phone or Email. Tick Do not contact if you don't want calls, texts or emails sent to the dependent. Messages still go to the guardian.
  7. Click Add dependent.The Add a dependent window with the name, date of birth, gender and contact details, and the Add dependent button

The dependent now appears in the guardian's Dependents list.

To manage a dependent's membership, make changes to the guardian's active membership. Learn how to update a student's membership.

Mark a Guardian Who Doesn't Train

If the guardian pays for their dependents but doesn't train themselves, enable Guardian only (not a member) at the top of their Dependents section.

The Guardian only (not a member) switch

Archive a Dependent

  1. Open the guardian's profile and click Dependents.
  2. Click the ⋮ button on the dependent's row, then click Archive and confirm.

Archived dependents are listed under Archived dependents at the bottom of the section. Dependents with active contracts can't be archived. Learn how to update or cancel a student's membership.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions & Troubleshooting

Can I recover a dependent?

You can add an archived dependent again as a new dependent.

How do I give a dependent their own account?

Archive the dependent, then make a new contact with their own contact information.

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