diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/family_acc.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/family_acc.cc
index 862ad77b..3c315ca0 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/family_acc.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/family_acc.cc
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ return ret;
 }
 
 long  WrenchFamilyAdd(CVars in, CVars &out){
-
  logfmt(logINFO, "WrenchFamilyAdd()");
   long family_id = 0;
 
@@ -139,17 +138,43 @@ return family_id;
 }
 
 long  WrenchFamilyUpdate(CVars in, CVars &out){
+  logfmt(logINFO, "WrenchFamilyUpdate()");
+  long family_id = 0;
+  try {
+		long member_id = REQ_LONG(in, "member_id", 1, -1);
+		REQ_STRING(in, "firstname", 2, 34, "(.*)");
+		REQ_STRING(in, "lastname", 2, 34, "(.*)");
+		REQ_STRING(in, "family_uid", 2, 50, "(.*)");
+        CVars x;
+        x["firstname"] = in["firstname"];
+        x["firstname"].set_valid(true);
+        x["lastname"] = in["lastname"];
+        x["lastname"].set_valid(true);
+
+        const PGresult *res = pgsql_query(" SELECT id AS family_id FROM members_family "
+                                          " WHERE member_id=%lu AND uid='%s' ", member_id,in["family_uid"].c_str());
+        if (res != NULL && pgsql_num_rows(res) > 0) {
+            map<const char*, const char*>f = pgsql_fetch_assoc(res, 0);
+            CVars rec;
+            map_to_cvars(f, rec);
+            update_db_record(DBS_VALID, "members_family", x, rec["family_id"].Long());
+            ret = PHP_API_OK;
+        }
+		out["status"] = "OK";
+    } catch (bad_parameter) {
+        logfmt(logINFO, "ERROR CALL long WrenchFamilyUpdate(CVars in, CVars &out)");
+    }
+ logfmt(logINFO, "WrenchFamilyUpdate()");
+return family_id;
+}
+
+long  WrenchFamilyManage(CVars in, CVars &out){
 /*
 wrenchboard=> select * from members_family;
  id | member_id | firstname | lastname | age | active | status | added | updated
 ----+-----------+-----------+----------+-----+--------+--------+-------+---------
 (0 rows)
 */
- logfmt(logINFO, "WrenchFamilyUpdate()");
-return 0;
-}
-
-long  WrenchFamilyManage(CVars in, CVars &out){
  logfmt(logINFO, "WrenchFamilyManage()");
 return 0;
 }