Estate Mentors
By Jennifer Grzywacz
November 21st, 2025
Control your online legacy: how to safeguard, manage, and pass on digital assets in a modern estate plan.
Digital inheritance management is the process of organizing and securing online assets so that they can be accessed or transferred after death. These assets range from financial (like crypto wallets and PayPal accounts) to sentimental (like photo libraries or personal blogs). They also include social accounts, subscriptions, cloud storage, email, and even domain names.
Without proper planning, digital assets can become inaccessible or legally ambiguous after death.
Most wills and trusts focus on physical assets, homes, bank accounts, heirlooms. But many overlook the digital dimension. The result: beneficiaries may inherit an estate with valuable online components they cannot legally access. Worse, digital assets with financial value, like trading accounts or monetized YouTube channels, can go unclaimed or be lost entirely. Without a plan, families often face roadblocks. Passwords are lost, accounts are locked, and privacy policies can make recovery difficult or impossible.
