reconstruction of the project

app/Models/Family.php

@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use App\Models\BaseModel;
 
-class Family extends Model
+class Family extends BaseModel
 {
     protected $table = 'families';
+
+    // CI model didn't specify timestamps
+    public $timestamps = true;
+
     protected $fillable = [
         'family_code',
         'household_name',
@@ -23,5 +27,19 @@ class Family extends Model
         'created_at',
         'updated_at',
     ];
-    public $timestamps = true;
+
+    protected $casts = [
+        'is_active' => 'boolean',
+    ];
+
+    /* Optional relationships */
+    public function guardians()
+    {
+        return $this->hasMany(FamilyGuardian::class, 'family_id');
+    }
+
+    public function commPrefs()
+    {
+        return $this->hasMany(FamilyCommPref::class, 'family_id');
+    }
 }