Choosing an Executor Without Testing Their Digital Literacy? Here's the Mistake
When my father passed away in 2019, my mother spent six month trying to get into his laptop. She knew the password was written somewhere. She just couldn't find it. And even if she had, she wouldn't have known how to export his photo library or forward his email auto-replies. She was the executor of his will—but of his digital life? Completely unprepared. This is the mistake most people assemble. They choose an executor based on trust, proximity, or willingness. They never ask: Can this person actually navigate the digital tools my life depends on? Digital literacy isn't a checkbox on a legal form. It's the difference between an estate that closes in weeks and one that drags into years—or never closes at all. Why This Topic Matters Now (Reader Stakes) According to published workflow guidance, skipping the calibration log is the pitfall that shows up on audit day.