Sibling links and family fee rules

Household view finance expects

Billing sibling discounts wrong erodes trust fast. Linking students under shared guardians lets fee engine apply third-child rules and defaulter calls treat household balance holistically.

Linking workflow

Admissions identifies siblings at application. Registrar confirms shared guardians - split custody flags when parents should not see each other’s contact. Link propagates to portal: one login, tab per child.

• Automatic discount rule evaluation on invoice
• Separate fee plans per child still supported
• Pickup authorization per guardian across siblings
• Emergency contact shared or overridden per child

Discount policy examples

Younger sibling percentage off tuition, cap per family, or staff sibling hybrid rules. Waivers module references same household for hardship review context.

Communication preferences

Primary guardian receives fee SMS; secondary receives academic notices if configured. Reduces duplicate messages to same phone when both parents listed.

Waitlist and enrollment priority

Sibling priority tags in admissions CRM influence waitlist rank transparently. Enrollment checklist copies shared address proof once for younger joiner.

Edge cases

Half-siblings, step-parent guardians, and boarding vs day siblings need manual relationship types - system suggests links from shared guardian mobile but human confirms.

Data quality tie-in

Duplicate guardian records break sibling logic. Run household merge report before fee rollover each year.