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Plain-language guides on digital legacy planning — not sales copy.
July 2026
What Happens to Your Digital Accounts When You Die
Nobody automatically finds out you're gone. Here's what actually happens to your email, bank logins, and subscriptions if no one has a way in — and what closes that gap.
July 2026
Proof-of-Life Check-Ins, Explained Simply
How the check-in system that unlocks your vault actually works — the reminders, what counts as a miss, the two-stage escalation, and how you stay in control the whole time.
August 2026
Choosing Your Custodian: Who Should Actually Get Access When You're Gone
Trustworthy, capable, and available aren't the same trait. A practical guide to picking custodians, the common mistakes, and why one person is rarely the right number.
August 2026
Snooze Mode, Explained: How to Pause Check-Ins Without Losing Protection
Dad Is Dead's whole mechanism runs on regular check-ins. Here's how Snooze Mode lets you pause that safely for real situations — extended travel, a hospital stay — without disabling protection indefinitely.
September 2026
What to Do With a Deceased Parent's Email Account
An email account doesn't stop mattering when its owner dies — it's still the recovery address for the bank login. What email providers will and won't do after a death, and how planning ahead skips the support queue.
October 2026
What Should I Do in the First 24 Hours After a Parent Dies?
The first 24 hours after a parent dies only require a handful of things — everything else can wait.
October 2026
What Should an Executor Do First?
An executor's first real job isn't managing the estate — it's getting the legal authority to act on its behalf, which has to happen before almost anything else.
October 2026
Digital Legacy Planning Tools Compared: What Actually Differs
The real dividing line isn't price or storage. It's whether someone has to report your death, or the tool detects your absence itself. How the approaches differ, what we do, and what we don't.
October 2026
How Do I Notify Social Security When a Parent Dies?
Funeral homes usually report a death to Social Security, but it's worth confirming. What to do if they didn't, why payments after the month of death have to be returned, and which survivor benefits exist.
October 2026
How Do I Find My Deceased Parent's Will?
Finding a deceased parent's will usually means checking a short list of likely places: their attorney, a home safe, a safe deposit box, and the probate court. Where to look, and what it means if there isn't one.
October 2026
What Happens to a Parent's Bank Accounts After Death?
What happens to a bank account after a death depends on how it was titled: joint, payable-on-death, or sole name. How each one works, and what to ask the bank first.
October 2026
How Do I Organize a Parent's Funeral?
Organizing a parent's funeral mostly comes down to two questions: did they already say what they wanted, and which funeral home will you use. The decisions involved, how to check for pre-paid plans, and your rights under the FTC Funeral Rule.