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My parents were very thorough in their plans and wishes for their care if the need arose. They have always been diligent about storing things in a safe place, and done the best they could to have others aware of their wishes. I can tell you without hesitation that this service would definitely have been something my dad signed up for- he was in the computer world long before it was mainstream and he understood how much benefit the internet was going to offer to consumers long before I even had an email address.
BestBequest allows you to plan ahead for life changing events by providing a place to safely store personal documents, pictures, videos and more. The site also allows you to determine who would get access to your digital assets (i.e. – Facebook, email and personal finance accounts).
This may not seem like a big thing, at least the social media aspect, but a friend of mine recently shared with me that her deceased uncle’s girlfriend has been using his Facebook account 18 months after his death to chat with friends and play Facebook games- refusing to create her own account and not seeing that using his account for this is wrong. It’s been very hard for her whole family because they have mutual friends. Given that social media isn’t going to go away anytime soon, we need to have plans for things in place.
With the LegacyVault
Account Activation – Our system to ensure the Users information is released to the designated people at the correct time and not before.
Bypass System – Allows for one person to activate the User’s account.
Friends & Family System – Relies on friends and family members to activate the User’s account.
Account Activators – The people the User has designated to activate the User’s account – they cannot see any account data; they just activate the account.
Account Trustees – The person(s) the User has designated to receive the reports after the account has been activated. Account trustees cannot be Account Activators.
Connecticut is one of only five states that have created laws governing digital asset management after death. Isn’t that amazing? I have a feeling we’ll be seeing more and more laws governing digital asset management and more after death in the next several years.
Would you utilize a service like this?
Stefani says
This is a really good idea.
Matthew's Mom says
We have a deceased family member and it has been tough to deal with everything. This sounds practical.
NYCSingleMom says
I am going to look into this becasue I need something like this.
Marina says
That is so neat. And I agree, no matter how much we’d like to deny it, social media will cease to exist one day!
Anne - Mommy Has to Work says
I knew somebody that used her deceased husband’s account too. wierd.
Randa @ The Bewitchin' Kitchen says
Fantastic idea. I would definitely use something like this.
Danielle says
I love how simple and easy it is to use this. We have a lot of memories saved on our devices and I’d be crushed if I lost them all.
Pam says
This is such a good idea. We have our documents in a fire proof safe but it could easily be destroyed in a tornado.
Kelly @ Texas Type A Mom says
This is so smart – such a great idea!
Tesa @ 2 Wired 2 Tired says
Love this idea! It would make me feel so much better about our important documents. I’ll have to look into this.
Jennifer says
This is a great idea!! I would totally use something like this!
Pam says
I need to do this to protect our papers too. I worry about stuff like this.
Angela@AboutAMom says
I’ve never heard of anything like this before, but it makes total sense to have something like this.
Janel C says
Wow, how weird that she would do that! I could see for a few weeks or something as a way to chat with those that loved your deceased family members and let them know details they might need for the funeral and such.. but 6 months.. really?
Beeb says
I had never heard of this before! I agree, as the years pass there will become more standard ways of dealing with things like social media accounts after someone passes. All of this technology is so new I think none of us really know what to do in these situations.
Daisy says
Living in North Texas, I worry about this now. With all of the tornadoes, you never know if something awful could happen and it’s a good idea to plan for the worst.