Guides
Plain-language guides to inheritance and digital legacy
Each guide opens with the short answer, then explains the detail — with the rules named so you can check them.
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What Is a Digital Estate Plan? Give Your Family Access After You Die
A digital estate plan records your online accounts, crypto and messages and says who may open them, and when. Learn what it includes, why a will is not enough, and how to build one.
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Dead Man’s Switch for Digital Assets: How It Works, Done Safely
A dead man’s switch releases access to your accounts if you stop checking in. Learn how it works, why false triggers matter, and what a careful, staged design looks like.
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Islamic Inheritance (Faraid) Explained, With a Worked Example
How inheritance is divided under Islamic law: the order of settlement, fixed shares for husband, wife, mother, father and children, the one-third wasiyyah limit, and a worked example.
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Forced Heirship Explained: What a Will Cannot Take Away
Forced heirship reserves part of an estate for close family whatever the will says. See how it works in France, Germany and Italy, how common-law countries differ, and a worked example.
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What Happens to Your Crypto When You Die? A Guide for Heirs
Cryptocurrency passes with your estate, but only someone with the private keys can move it. Learn what to record, what never to write in a will, and how to share access safely.
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Blended Family Inheritance: Who Gets What Without a Will
In a blended family, a new spouse and children from earlier relationships can have competing claims. See how intestacy rules divide an estate — with US and England & Wales examples.
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Shamir’s Secret Sharing Explained: How 2-of-3 Keys Work
Shamir’s Secret Sharing splits a secret into shares so that a chosen number can rebuild it but fewer reveal nothing. Learn how 2-of-3 works and why it beats keeping copies.
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