diff --git a/app/controllers/api/children_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/children_controller.rb
index 44188807e..3725695ba 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/children_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/children_controller.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class API::ChildrenController < API::APIController
   def update
     authorize @child
 
-    if @child.update(child_params)
+    if ChildService.update(@child, child_params)
       render status: :ok
     else
       render json: @child.errors.full_messages, status: :unprocessable_entity
diff --git a/app/frontend/src/javascript/components/family-account/child-form.tsx b/app/frontend/src/javascript/components/family-account/child-form.tsx
index f9e9b4a53..1d6ebdf2e 100644
--- a/app/frontend/src/javascript/components/family-account/child-form.tsx
+++ b/app/frontend/src/javascript/components/family-account/child-form.tsx
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export const ChildForm: React.FC<ChildFormProps> = ({ child, onSubmit, supportin
                               defaultFile={sf as FileType}
                               id={`supporting_document_files_attributes.${index}`}
                               accept="application/pdf"
-                              rules={{ required: true }}
+                              rules={{ required: !sf.attachment }}
                               setValue={setValue}
                               label={getSupportingDocumentsTypeName(sf.supporting_document_type_id)}
                               showRemoveButton={false}
diff --git a/app/services/child_service.rb b/app/services/child_service.rb
index 45ebd1a4c..812374976 100644
--- a/app/services/child_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/child_service.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ class ChildService
       all_files_are_upload = true
       SupportingDocumentType.where(document_type: 'Child').each do |sdt|
         file = sdt.supporting_document_files.find_by(supportable: child)
-        all_files_are_upload = false if file.nil? || file.attachment_identifier.nil?
+        if file.nil? || file.attachment_identifier.nil? || child_params['supporting_document_files_attributes']['0']['attachment'].blank?
+          all_files_are_upload = false
+        end
       end
       if all_files_are_upload
         NotificationCenter.call type: 'notify_admin_user_child_supporting_document_files_updated',