It takes a village: Office of the First Lady to officially become Office of the First FAMILY under Donald Trump, hinting at eventual White House role for Ivanka

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Donald Trump may be barred from appointing his family members to any official cabinet positions, but it seems he has found a way to guarantee them all a role in the White House.

Multiple reports have emerged claiming that when Trump takes office next week one of the many changes he will make is renaming the Office of the First Lady.

That will now become the Office of the First Family, a move that seems to strongly suggest that Ivanka will be taking some sort of role in the White House after she and her family move to Washington DC. 

It was first reported last month by CNN that Trump transition aides had begun planning for an Office of the First Family in the East Wing of the White House, in the same place where First Lady Michelle Obama and her staff have worked for the past eight years.

The plan to change the name of the office was reported again by Fox News on Wednesday in a segment examining the possible dual roles Ivanka and the official first lady, Melania Trump, might play in the administration.

The Trump team disputes these reports however, telling DailyMail.com they are completely false. 

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Growing operation: Multiple reports claim that the Trump administration will be turning the Office of the First Lady into the Office of the First Family (l to r: Donald Jr., Eric, Donald, Melania, Tiffany and Ivanka trump in October)

Coming on board: That move suggests that Ivanka will likely take on a role in the White House once she has finished settling her family into their new home in Washington DC (Ivanka and her father on election night)

Meanwhile, there has been no word yet on who the key employees in that office will be, despite the fact that in past administrations it has been the transition team that announces who will be filling the major posts.

After President Obama's victory 2008, the incoming first lady and transition team announced who the senior members would be in late November and early December, well over a month before the inauguration. 

Michelle Obama then worked with her staff on events she would attend and host in and around her husband's swearing in ceremony. 

The first lady has been given a staff in the White House for the past 115 years, with Theodore Roosevelt's wife Edith being the first to bring in help when she hired a White House Social Secretary.

The number of staff hired by the first lady slowly grew over the years, with Eleanor Roosevelt adding a personal secretary to the staff and Jacqueline Kennedy a press secretary.

Michelle Obama with first social secretary Desiree Rogers, who was appointed to her post in November 2008, two months before the inaguration

By 1977 the staff had grown to the point that Rosalyn Carter began to officially refer to the first lady's staff as the Office of the First Lady.

The 2016 Annual Report to Congress on White House Staff showed that Michelle Obama had at least 15 employees working for her who made combined salaries of $1,273,969.

The salaries of the first lady's staff are paid for by taxpayers, while the first lady herself receives no salary for her job as the official White House hostess. 

In 2016, the first lady's senior staff members included her chief of staff, senior advisor, director of communications, director of strategic planning, director of special projects, social secretary and press secretary.

It is unclear if the change in the name of the office will result in more staff being hired under the Trump administration, as not appointments have been made at this time.

Ivanka has yet to officially reveal what her plans are once her father takes office, but did say on Wednesday that her first priority once she moved would be to settle her family into their new residence while her husband Jared Kushner begins his new job as a senior advisor to her father, for which he will not be paid.

She has already busied herself working behind the scenes by phoning members of Congress in an attempt to rally support tax-free childcare accounts and childcare deductions for families making under $500,000 a year. 

Trump's oldest daughter also confirmed on Wednesday that she had stepped down from her senior position at the Trump Organization and put her eponymous fashion brand in the hands of the chief brand officer for the company, Abigail Klem. 

The decision of the married mother-of-three to step down from her jobs seemed to confirm the long-held belief that she will be performing some of the duties which are normally assigned to the first lady while her father is in office.

She will certainly be the most visible first daughter that has ever been in the White House, and a source close to the family tells DailyMail.com that she is taking that role 'very seriously' at this time.

'She want to be respectful,' added the source. 

Melania has made it very clear since the election that she plans to spend a majority of her time in New York City after husband is in office, taking care of their 10-year-old son Barron and allowing him to finish the school year.

This would mean that Ivanka could be the one hosting state dinners and meeting with foreign dignitaries and officials while also travelling the country for appearances and speaking engagements.

Priority: Melania Trump, the incoming first lady, has said she will spent a good deal of her time in New York City with her son Barron when Donald takes office (Melania, Donald and Barron in July at the RNC)

Mr and Mrs Kushner go to Washington: Trump announced on Monday that his son-in-law Jared would be one of his senior advisors (Jared and Ivanka above In November at Trump Tower)

Melania will however be the actual first lady, and in November met with Michelle Obama to discuss the role while also revealing that she was champion bullying as her cause once her husband took office.  

In an interview with Fox News Sunday last month, Donald made it very clear that he wanted his daughter to be involved in some capacity with his administration, saying she and husband Jared were 'two very talented people' and that his team was looking over the legal restrictions.

'I would love to be able to have them involved,' said Donald.

'If you look at Ivanka - she's so strongly, as you know, into the women's issues and childcare ... Nobody could do better than her.' 

It was announced on Monday that Kushner would be an adviser to the Trump after months of speculation about what role he would take in the White House.

Son-in-laws fall under the anti-nepotism laws, but since Jared has said he will not take a salary that should not be a problem as an appointee in violation of the rule is 'not entitled to pay.'

Just like his wife, Jared stepped down from his jobs as chief executive of Kushner Companies and as publisher of the Observer while also ridding himself of his holdings in the media company as well as interests in a venture capital form and one of the buildings he owns in New York City at 666 Fifth Avenue.

A lawyer for Jared confirmed that both husband and wife had taken the necessary steps to avoid any conflicts of interest and said in a statement after Jared's appointment on Monday: 'Mr. Kushner is committed to complying with federal ethics laws and we have been consulting with the Office of Government Ethics regarding the steps he would take.' 

Passing the torch: Ivanka confirmed on Wednesday that she had put her eponymous fashion brand in the hands of the chief brand officer for the company, Abigail Klem (above)

Big changes: Ivanka will likely be moving with her daughter Arabela, and sons Theodore and Joseph in the next week 

New digs: The Trump-Kushners will be staying in a $5.5million home in the city, though it is unclear if they are renting or bought the property (above) 

No two people played a bigger role in getting Donald elected this past November than Ivanka and Jared, who despite their young age and lack of experience are now two of the most powerful people in American politics.

The couple, unlike campaign manager Kellyanne Conway and strategist Steve Bannon, were with Donald from the day he announced his plan to seek the Republican nomination in June 2015 to the night of his victory, and their opinions have always appeared to be the most valued to the president-elect.

There have also been numerous indications over the past few weeks that both Jared and Ivanka would be taking roles in the White House.

The most notable of these was the news last week that the family would be moving into a $5.5million home in the District's Kalorama neighborhood.

It is unclear however if the couple bought the six-bedroom residence or will just be renting the home, which was sold just before the holidays to an unknown buyer.

The Trump-Kushners will now be just two blocks away from the home of Barack and Michelle Obama, who are moving to the neighborhood after next week so that their younger daughter Sasha can finish high school in the city. 

Handover: Trump's lawyer Sheri Dillon stated that the president-elect would be putting control of his multi-billion dollar business with his two sons on Wednesday (l to r: Eric, Ivanka, Donald and Donald Jr.)

New son: Trump will not be able to speak about business dealings with his sons, but will be advised in the White House by Kushner (above with Steve Bannon in December)

The Trump Organization meanwhile will be run by her two oldest brothers, Donald Jr. and Eric.

Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric were the only three members of the family who were present on Wednesday for their father's first press conference, during which he revealed his plans for the future of the company once he starts work in the Oval Office. 

Trump's lawyer Sheri Dillon stated that the president-elect would be putting control of the multi-billion dollar business in the hands of his two sons and longtime chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg.

What Dillon described as the 'wall that we are building between President-elect Trump and the Trump Organization' was later criticized by the Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.

'I need to talk about ethics today because the plan the President-elect has announced doesn't meet the standards that the best of his nominees are meeting and that every President in the past four decades has met,' said Walter M. Shaub Jr.

'My hope is that, if the Office of Government Ethics can provide some constructive feedback on his plan, he may choose to make adjustments that will resolve his conflicts of interest.'