Stop family sharing

Hello from Germany,
we want to give up the whole family sharing project.
As organizer I can't delete a child under 13 from the group
(no other group available)
>> on the other hand I can't give up the group while
there is a child in it !
What will I do to terminate the whole 'family' ?
Yours
turtlefisher

Turtlefisher,
I am so sorry, if this situation is what I am imagining. I can only hope the actual situation is a bit happier.
I haven't created an account from within Family Sharing, which is what you must have done, so I don't know exactly about deleting it. However, I would think that there is a way to log in to that account from a different device or even at iCloud.com or appleid.apple.com. As the family chief, I think you would find a way to get the password sent to you or something. If you cannot log in to that account and you have no way to delete it, I can only think of two things:
1) get Apple to fix it. Just call and get someone with the power to make the situation go away. Those people do exist.
2) Create a dummy AppleID, transfer the child account to it as a family member, and then just leave it dormant. Not as clean a solution, though.
Best wishes to you, really.
Anton

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Edit. Here's the link for more information.
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