Facebook offers both a plan-ahead Legacy Contact and after-the-fact memorialization or deletion — decide which you want and tell your family.
✓ Official help page verified 2026-07-10
Can you plan ahead?
Legacy Contact — choose someone to look after a memorialized profile, or set your account to be permanently deleted instead.
After a death
Family can memorialize the profile (tributes stay, logins stop) or request permanent removal with proof of death.
Memorialization
Facebook can turn the profile into a memorial — content stays visible, but no one can log in.
The official page
Policies and forms change — this is the platform's own current help page.
Facebook Legacy Contact ↗General information about platform tools, reviewed 2026-07-10 — not legal advice. Estate and access questions depend on your situation and jurisdiction; confirm on the official page above or with a qualified professional.
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