As Sukesada had no sons, he adopted Atsumitsu YANAGIWARA and appointed him successor to the position of head of the family; Atsumitsu was a son of Sukemasa MACHI of the Machi family, a branch family of the Yanagiwara family who were kuge (court nobles).
資定には男子がなく、柳原家の分家の町家（公家）の町資将の子の柳原淳光を養子縁組として相続させた。