Built to outlast

Your family’s memories, passed on automatically.

Most digital memories are lost within a generation — an account goes quiet and no one can get in. Succession is the core of Family Bible: you name who inherits your archive, and we make sure they actually receive it.

How it works

Four steps, mostly automatic.

You name a succession sequence
From Account → Succession, add the people who should inherit your archive, in the order you want. They’re asked to accept, so there are no surprises.
We watch for a real handover event
A succession is only ever triggered by prolonged account inactivity or a verified passing — never on a whim, and never instantly.
The claim is verified
Before anything moves, the next successor’s claim is checked. This is what stops an archive from being hijacked by someone simply asking for it.
The archive transfers, intact
Photos, documents, stories, the family tree, and circle membership pass to the next living heir — complete and organized, not a box of loose files.
Safeguards

Powerful, but not something that can go wrong quietly.

Succession is designed to be impossible to abuse and easy to correct. You stay in control while you’re here; your family stays protected after.

  • Never instant — a transfer is always preceded by a safeguarded waiting period.
  • Reversible by you — returning to your account stops a pending transfer.
  • Predeceased heirs are skipped — the next living person in your sequence inherits.
  • Successors must accept in advance — no one is surprised, no one is forced.
Inactivity detection
Long silence starts the safeguarded clock — not a deletion, a hand-off.
Verified passing
A successor’s claim is checked before the archive moves.
Cascading line
A ranked sequence, not a single point of failure.
You own it throughout
Export everything any time; nothing is locked away from you.
For families and their advisors

Set up your succession in a few minutes.

Start your family’s archive, then name the people who carry it forward. If you advise families on estate planning, Family Bible for estate planners covers partnership options.