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Digital Estate Planning Checklist for Parents

As a parent, you're the center of a web of accounts, access codes, and information that your family depends on. If something happens to you, your partner and children need to be able to step in — for the bills, the insurance, the school accounts, and everything else.

Banking & Finance

  • Document all bank accounts with account numbers and online login credentials
  • List all investment and retirement accounts
  • Record all credit cards and the bills they pay
  • Note any automatic payments and when they're due

Insurance

  • Document health insurance policy numbers and how to file claims
  • Record life insurance policies and how to contact the insurer
  • Note home, auto, and any other insurance policies

Digital Accounts

  • Document email accounts and passwords
  • Record social media accounts and your wishes for each
  • List streaming and subscription services
  • Document your phone passcode and Apple/Google account

Home & Utilities

  • Record WiFi credentials and router access
  • Document utility accounts and how to pay them
  • Note any alarm codes or smart home access

Access & Instructions

  • Designate a continuity contact who can step in
  • Write instructions for what to do first
  • Store documents where your family can find them

Put this into practice

A vault organizes all of this in one place — encrypted, accessible to the people you designate, and exportable as an offline document your family can use without any app.

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