If the footer can be included, what must be written on the child theme `footer.php` page to get it started. I should say I am new to child themes and have already shut the site down by including the entire parent stylesheet/functions.php. After reading about that same rookie issue that another member experienced I immediately went to cPanel to delete it.

However before I upload my updated child theme, I'll wait for an answer concerning the `footer.php`. Of course I would like to edit it on my child theme to remove the WordPress branding only once.