Separate Apple IDs for the family

We have 4 iphones in the family, all under the same Apple ID.
This creates problem mostly with Contacts. We each have our own, and they get messed up every time someone touches the iCloud settings. I would like for each one of us to be able to backup his own contacts on iCloud, without interfering with the others.
Is getting different Apple IDs the only solution?
If so, how do you migrate to a different Apple ID without losing all contents?

Try restarting on both devices if that doesn't work try the following:
1) Log off FaceTime in Setting→FaceTime for both devices.
2) Restart both devices.
3) Log In with the different Apple ID's for each device.
Hope this works for you man.

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