The families split on instances when they became unwieldy and during crisis among its members.

The family will eventually split up in late fall or early winter.

After the family almost split, he has agreed to give New Zealand one final try.

On that day and in following days families split over the secession question.

He said a family split into groups of ten men each when it became unmanageably large.

But you notice, once the family has split up, nothing falls into place.

Early on, the family split into two branches with different arms:

The family split a few decades ago and another branch has a shop nearby near the fountain.

A few pages on, the family has split up, and her father has moved to a new house right down the street.

Sometimes you will get families really split, with one half liking it and the other not.