How do I delete a child's account without a password

My child created an iCloud email/account and doesn't have the password. We created a new account for them and want to delete the old one so that it isn't registered under the family anymore.


I've read Move a child to another group using Family Sharing - Apple Support and How to delete your Apple Account - Apple Support but have no luck since we don't know what the password is and don't have an email set up to reset the password.


This account isn't attached to any devices and we just want to remove it from our family group. Thank you for the help in advance.



Posted on Jul 19, 2025 3:19 AM

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Posted on Jul 19, 2025 3:25 AM

The best way I can see is to start account recovery on the old account. then start the deletion possess as outlined in How to delete your Apple Account - Apple Support


If you forgot your Apple Account password - Apple Support


And the steps under:

If you don’t have a trusted device



It will take some time to complete. you don't need access to the email, but you need to know the icloud account name. (but you can see that from your family group)


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Jul 19, 2025 3:25 AM in response to steveninouye

The best way I can see is to start account recovery on the old account. then start the deletion possess as outlined in How to delete your Apple Account - Apple Support


If you forgot your Apple Account password - Apple Support


And the steps under:

If you don’t have a trusted device



It will take some time to complete. you don't need access to the email, but you need to know the icloud account name. (but you can see that from your family group)


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