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WillAgent holds your electronic will as a Florida Qualified Custodian under §732.524. This is a statutory legal status - not a marketing claim - that determines what happens to your will while you are alive, and what happens after you are gone.
Florida's Electronic Wills Act (FL §732.521-§732.525) created a new category of institution: the Qualified Custodian. A QC is an entity authorized under §732.524 to serve as the legal custodian of an electronic will.
QC status is not self-declared. It requires meeting specific statutory requirements around tamper-evident storage, audit logging, succession planning, and court-filing obligations. Only a handful of online will platforms hold QC status in Florida.
WillAgent is one of them.
Many online will services offer a "digital vault" - cloud storage where you can upload your signed documents. That is not the same as Qualified Custodian status.
| Feature | QC Custody (WillAgent) | Digital Vault Only |
|---|---|---|
| Statutory legal status | Yes - FL §732.524 | No |
| Self-proving mechanism | §732.523 - at completion | Standard probate process |
| Court filing at death | Statutory obligation | Executor must locate and file |
| Certified copy production | Yes - court-admissible | PDF only, self-certified |
| Tamper-evident storage | WORM - legally immutable | Standard cloud storage |
| Succession plan required | Yes - statutory | No |
Other online will services give you a PDF to print, sign, and notarize yourself. You are responsible for storing it, getting it witnessed and notarized, and making sure someone knows where it is when you die.
WillAgent does not give you a PDF to manage. Your will is notarized during the session, witnessed by two professionals, self-proving at completion, held in statutory custody, and filed with the court at your death.
Created. Executed. Held. Filed.
A Qualified Custodian (QC) is a legal designation under FL §732.524. Only entities that meet specific statutory requirements may serve as a QC for electronic wills. The QC is responsible for maintaining the electronic original in tamper-evident storage, producing certified copies for probate, and filing with the court at the testator's death.
Only a handful of online will platforms hold Florida Qualified Custodian status. It requires meeting specific technical, legal, and operational standards under §732.524 - including tamper-evident storage, audit trails, and court-filing obligations.
As your Qualified Custodian, WillAgent is required by statute to file your electronic will with the appropriate Florida court within a specific timeframe after learning of your death. This is not optional or an upsell - it is a statutory obligation of QC status. Your executor does not need to track down documents or figure out where to file.
Under FL §732.523, an electronic will held by a Qualified Custodian is self-proving at the time of signing. This means the will is ready for probate without requiring additional affidavits or witness testimony years later. The notarization and witness attestation captured during your RON session serve as the proof.
FL §732.524 requires Qualified Custodians to maintain a succession plan. If WillAgent ceased operations, your documents would be transferred to a successor QC. This is a statutory requirement, not a promise - QC status carries legal obligations that protect your documents regardless of the company's status.
An electronic will without a Qualified Custodian lacks the §732.523 self-proving mechanism and is subject to standard probate process without that simplified pathway. It may also require additional steps to authenticate at probate. That is why QC custody is included in every WillAgent plan - not as an add-on.
Not an add-on. Not a subscription. Every $399 plan includes QC custody, court filing at death, and lifetime vault access.
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WillAgent is a document preparation service, not a law firm. Nothing on this page constitutes legal advice. Consult a licensed Florida attorney for advice specific to your situation.