How to notify or transfer GoDaddy when someone has passed away

Steps to notify GoDaddy

  Verify authorization

Before starting, gather the documentation showing your legal authorization to proceed. If in doubt, double check with your estate executor, or trustee. GoDaddy generally requires:

• Letters of Authorization - A legal document showing your authority to act on behalf of the deceased, such as Letters of Administration, Letters of Testamentary, Letters of Representation, or a court order.
• Death Certificate - A death certificate is an official document issued by the government, which declares cause of death, location of death, time of death and other information about the deceased.
• Photo Identification - Current, valid government-issued photo identification of the person(s) named in the Probate Documents

 

  Identify wishes

GoDaddy is a domain registrar and web hosting company. Identify what the deceased's instructions are, or what they wanted to have happen to this asset when they passed away. This is usually located in their will or living trust documents. Or, if they're using Eternal Me, authorized executors can login and view their instructions.

GoDaddy provides the following options:

       
• Request Access - Request access to the account or data in accordance with custodian's policy.

Digital Executor and Crypto Executor clients also have these options for GoDaddy:

• 
  Manual Deletion
  
  Request removal or deletion of the asset, or closure of account.
• 
  Eternalize
  
  Transfer a complete digital copy to your beneficiaries or an Eternal Memorial.
• 
  Custom
  
  Attempt custom instructions for managing this item.
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  Manual Transfer
  
  Attempt to transfer to specified contact or to my estate

 

  Administer GoDaddy

Now that you've verified your authorization and identified the deceased's wishes, do the work to carry out their instructions. You can click here to begin the process of administering GoDaddy. Or, if using our Digital or Crypto Executor service, you're all done -- just wait until you hear back from us on the status.

 

  Document activities

It's important to carefully record each interaction, and be able to check on and report the status to heirs and estate executors. This is automatically handled for users of Eternal Me.

 

  Continue to other assets

After handling the notification, move onto other assets. Here's a selection of other digital assets to address.