Answered plainly. If yours isn't here, write to hello@vestry.io — a human will reply within a day.
No. The youngest useful moment to start a vestry is the moment anyone depends on you — a child, a partner, a parent, a pet. Many of our early members are in their thirties.
Most people don't. The Plan Builder walks you through a draft for your state. A Vestry-partnered attorney then reviews it before it becomes final — the review is included in Household and Legacy plans.
The first useful pass is about 40 minutes. You don't have to do it all at once — Vestry saves on every keystroke and emails you where you left off. Most households finish over three or four evenings.
No. Your documents are encrypted on your device before they reach our servers. We hold ciphertext only. If you lose your recovery kit, we cannot help you read your vault — that's the tradeoff for real privacy.
Nobody, unless you invite them. Stewards see only the rooms you've shared with them, only under the conditions you've set, and every view is logged. See Sharing & Stewardship.
We can only hand over what we have: encrypted blobs. We cannot decrypt your documents. We publish a quarterly transparency report so you can see exactly how many requests we receive and how we respond.
Your stewards are notified. Each one receives access only to the rooms you assigned them. They can see your wishes, your letters, your documents — whatever you chose. Vestry is free for stewards acting in crisis, forever.
Any time. You can also set per-steward expirations, partial access, and "on-trigger" rules that only unlock on specific events (e.g., hospitalization, death, 30 days of inactivity).
Yes. Every steward receives a printed letter explaining what you've asked of them, what they'll be able to see, and how Vestry works. Their first login is guided, not cold.
Your documents are yours. You can export everything as encrypted PDFs and a plain-text register, at any time, before or after cancellation. Nothing is held hostage.
Not for existing members. If we raise prices, it's only for new signups — your rate is the rate you joined at, as long as you stay a member.
Vestry is not a law firm. The Plan Builder produces drafts that are then reviewed by licensed attorneys in our partner network. The attorney review — included in Household and Legacy plans — is where legal advice happens.