When Is Probate Required? A Guide to Inheritance Rights and Digital Assets
Learn when probate is required, how inheritance rights work for next of kin, and why digital assets make the probate process more complicated than ever.
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What Is a Digital Executor? How to Appoint One and Why It Matters
A digital executor manages your online accounts, passwords, and digital assets after death. Learn what they do, whether the role is legally recognized, and how to appoint one.
Microsoft Account After Death: How to Access a Deceased Person's Outlook and OneDrive
Microsoft's Next of Kin process lets family members request data from a deceased person's Outlook, OneDrive, and Xbox accounts. Here's how it works and what documentation you need.
Why You Shouldn't Put Passwords in Your Will (And What to Do Instead)
Putting passwords in a will is a common estate planning mistake. Wills become public record, can't be easily updated, and don't cover 2FA. Here's what to do instead to secure your digital assets.
What Happens to Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and TikTok Accounts After Death?
Twitter/X, LinkedIn, TikTok, and WhatsApp all handle accounts differently after death. Here's what each platform does — and what your parent should set up now.
What Happens to Email Accounts After Death? Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo Compared
Email is the master key to your digital life. Here's what happens to Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo accounts when the owner dies — and how to prevent your family from being locked out.
Estate Planning Checklist for Families: The Complete List (Including What Most People Miss)
A practical estate planning checklist for families — covering legal documents, finances, and the digital accounts most people forget to plan for.
Digital Decluttering Checklist: How to Clean Up Your Parents' Digital Life
A practical digital decluttering checklist to help adult children organize aging parents' files, photos, emails, and accounts. Reduce digital clutter step by step.
Google Inactive Account Manager: How to Set Up Your Google Digital Will
Google's Inactive Account Manager lets you decide what happens to your Gmail, Drive, Photos, and YouTube if you stop using your account. Here's exactly how to set it up, step by step, and why it's the single most important digital legacy action you can take.
Facebook Memorialization vs. Legacy Contact: Which Option Is Right for Your Parent?
Should you memorialize a Facebook account or delete it? Learn how Facebook's Legacy Contact works, how to request memorialization, and how to make the right choice for your family.
How to Set Up Apple Legacy Contact: Protect Your Family's iCloud Data
Apple's Legacy Contact feature lets you designate someone to access your iCloud data after you die. Here's exactly how to set it up on iPhone, iPad, or Mac — step by step.
1Password Emergency Access: How to Set Up Family Account Recovery
Learn how 1Password handles emergency access for families, how to set up account recovery, and what it does and doesn't protect when a family member can't log in.
What Is a Memorialized Account? How Social Media Handles Death
Learn what memorialized accounts are on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter/X — and how to set them up before it's too late.
Online Wills and Digital Wills: What You Need to Know in 2026
Learn the difference between online wills and digital wills, whether electronic wills are legal in your state, and how to include digital assets in your will.
End-of-Life Digital Planning Checklist: 15 Steps to Get Everything in Order
A practical 15-step checklist for organizing your digital life before it's too late — from passwords and platform settings to devices and wishes. Complete it in one weekend.
Digital Legacy Planning for Parents: A Complete Guide for Adult Children
Your parents have dozens of online accounts, passwords on sticky notes, and no plan for what happens if they can't manage them. This guide helps adult children take charge of their parents' digital legacy — from starting the conversation to building the system.
Best Digital Estate Planning Tools Compared: Everplans vs. GoodTrust vs. DIY
Comparing the top digital estate planning tools — Everplans, GoodTrust, Trust & Will, and DIY options. Learn which approach fits your family's needs, tech comfort, and budget.
What Are Digital Assets? A Complete Inventory Guide for Families
Digital assets include far more than passwords and bank accounts. This guide lists every type of digital asset your family should inventory — from cloud storage to loyalty points to crypto.
Preserving Digital Photos and Memories After Death: A Family Guide
Family photos increasingly exist only in the cloud. Here's how to ensure your parent's digital photos, videos, and memories aren't lost when they can no longer manage their accounts.
LastPass Family and Bitwarden Emergency Access: Password Sharing for Families
How to set up LastPass Families and Bitwarden Emergency Access to share passwords with family members securely. A practical guide for estate planning.
Instagram After Death: How to Memorialize or Delete an Account
When someone dies, their Instagram stays active unless you take action. Here's how to memorialize or delete an Instagram account, what documentation you need, and how long it takes.
How to Make a Digital Asset Inventory for Aging Parents (Step-by-Step)
A practical, room-by-room approach to building a complete digital asset inventory for your aging parents — before a health crisis makes it urgent.
How to Cancel Subscriptions After Someone Dies: A Complete Checklist
Subscriptions keep charging after death — Netflix, insurance, software, and more. Here's how to find and cancel every recurring payment to stop the financial drain on the estate.
How to Create a Digital Estate Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide
A digital estate plan ensures your family can access your accounts, photos, and financial data when you can't. This step-by-step guide covers everything from inventorying your digital assets to setting up platform legacy tools and documenting your wishes.
How to Access a Deceased Person's Phone, Computer, and Email
When someone dies, their devices and accounts are locked. Here's a practical guide to accessing a deceased person's iPhone, Android, computer, and email accounts — legally and effectively.
Helping Aging Parents Organize Their Digital Life: A Caregiver's Playbook
Your parents have dozens of accounts, passwords on sticky notes, and no plan. Here's a practical, empathetic approach to helping them organize their digital life before a crisis forces it.
RUFADAA Explained: The Law That Controls Your Family's Digital Assets
RUFADAA determines who can access digital accounts after death. Learn how this law works, its three-tier hierarchy, and what it means for your family's digital estate plan.
What Happens to Your Online Accounts When You Die?
Your email, social media, cloud storage, and financial accounts don't disappear when you die — but accessing them is a nightmare. Here's what actually happens to each type of account, and how to prevent your family from being locked out.
Password Management for Families: How to Share Access Safely
Sharing passwords within a family is inevitable — but doing it wrong creates serious security risks. This guide covers how to organize, share, and store family passwords safely, with practical methods for families that include non-tech-savvy members.
What Happens to Bank Accounts When Someone Dies?
When someone dies, their bank accounts are frozen until the estate is settled. Here's what happens to checking, savings, and joint accounts — and how to prepare so your family isn't left scrambling.
Co-Executors of a Will: Duties, Conflicts, and How to Make It Work
Everything you need to know about co-executors of a will, including whether both must sign, how to handle disputes, fees, and when independent action is allowed.