About the 'Will' issue....

The thread a few days ago got me thinking a bit......

Thus far, NOONE has my SL pw or any other information with regards to my account. I would not ever give that out to anyone aside from a trusted family member or trusted long time RL friend. But I haven't yet.....there's just no reason to.

But.....my RL brother & sister both now have avatars, tho neither can really get in world and function well due to older laptops. Still.....their accounts exist.

The most logical thing for me to do, to back things up for myself, and to protect the gallery of my mom's work.....would be to name them as my SL beneficiaries. But, does LL have any kind of written policy or 'will' statement that residents either sign or fill out? Or, is it simply a matter of drawing up a document that is notorized and states the details of leaving one's SL responsibilities to someone?

I figure, as much as I have vested and invested in my SL existence, I should probably do something to secure that end. Of course, like anyone else I can't even imagine the scenerio, but that's exactly why I SHOULD take care of it now.

no one would even know, unless you told them. i say do it.

isn't it funny that we would even consider putting SL in our wills? but yes, with much RL $$ invested, i think it is a valid idea.

I think ArchTX Echo came up with something along those lines. I'm pretty sure he did a thread on it. Alternatively, I would give LL a call and ask if they make any considerations for that eventuality. It would make sense. Considering how much some have invested financially, I would think it would be to LL's benefit for a potential business and tier payment to continue rather than just fade away.

Sending you ArchTX's "Last Will & Testament v1.10".

LL require it to be in the Will, or something equally powerful, to transfer the account to somebody else. I forgot the exact wording though. It's been in my Will for some time. I would be a real shame if such a source of money were stopped due my untimely death, when a family member or a friend could have it. I think it's something that quite a lot of people should consider, perhaps for various reasons.

Trout would look pretty funny running around as Oryx.

There is an actual policy that is in the knowledge base, but that's down right now so I can't quote it for you but as I recall, it involves sending rl documentation in the form of a legal will and death certificate. You can find out the details in the KB once they are done maintenance. There is also a bit of a blurb in the TOS with regards to transfer of accounts:

under the last part of section 2.4:
..... You may not transfer your Account to any third party without the prior written consent of Linden Lab; notwithstanding the foregoing, Linden Lab will not unreasonably withhold consent to the transfer of an Account in good standing by operation of valid written will to a single natural person, provided that proper notice and documentation are delivered as requested by Linden Lab.

found this but I'm not sure if it's the most current official LL info so best to check in the KB when it's up:

In your will, you must include the legal (real-life) name of the person who you want to inherit your Second Life account and assets, in the event of unfortunate circumstances. This is mentioned in Paragraph 2.4 of our Terms of Service, specifically:

You may not transfer your Account to any third party without the prior written consent of Linden Lab; notwithstanding the foregoing, Linden Lab will not unreasonably withhold consent to the transfer of an Account in good standing by operation of valid written will to a single natural person, provided that proper notice and documentation are delivered as requested by Linden Lab.

Our Support team requires the death certificate and will, an where required by law, other additional testamentary letters or orders. We may also require you to provide additional verification of your own identity.
Summary of Documents Required

In general, our Support time requires te following documents:

* A testamentary letter or other appropriate order
* A copy of the death certificate
* A copy of the will
* A copy of a government-issue ID sufficient to identify you

If the will is not being probated, or is not before a court or official authority

Under special circumstances, we may only require the following:
# A copy of the death certificate
# A copy of the will
# A copy of a government-issue ID sufficient to identify you

...

From personal experience it's not just accounts with money like sl that people consider.

Often it's best to talk to someone about closing your accounts, what to do with the funds if any that can be transferred to RL (IE cash out to my bank account with the lawyer watching the transactions) for distribution per my instructions.

Put the relevant information (logins, passwords) in a sealed envelope and stored with the will.

The hardest part is deciding if you want them to send a last message, or not. And what the message would be.

I've had to close one friends accounts with her family's lawyer over my shoulder. And helped someone else figure out what needed to be done about theirs.