Legacy Contacts
Legacy contacts can look after your profile if it's memorialized. We strongly suggest setting a legacy contact so your profile can be managed once it's memorialized.
Legacy contacts can
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Manage a memorialized account.
![](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v3/yO/r/mDTpWxQkHlU.png)
Write a pinned post for the memorialized profile.
![](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v3/yO/r/mDTpWxQkHlU.png)
Respond to new friend requests.
![](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v3/yO/r/mDTpWxQkHlU.png)
Update the profile picture and cover photo of the memorialized account.
Legacy contacts can't
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Log into the memorialized account.
![](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v3/yO/r/mDTpWxQkHlU.png)
Remove or edit past posts.
![](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v3/yO/r/mDTpWxQkHlU.png)
Read messages.
![](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v3/yO/r/mDTpWxQkHlU.png)
Remove any friends.
Learn more about memorialized accounts
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Choose a legacy contact
Add a legacy contact to a memorialized Facebook profile
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What happens to your Facebook account if you pass away
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Add, change, or remove your legacy contact on Facebook
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Only one of your facebook friends can act as your legacy contact
![](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v3/yU/r/SrhEW71pAmO.png)
I am a legacy contact
Manage a memorialized profile on Facebook
![](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v3/yU/r/SrhEW71pAmO.png)
Add a pinned post to a memorialized profile on Facebook
![](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v3/yU/r/SrhEW71pAmO.png)
Decline being a legacy contact on Facebook
![](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v3/yU/r/SrhEW71pAmO.png)
Troubleshooting
Request removal of a deceased family member’s Facebook account
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Ask a question about a deceased person's account on Facebook
![](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v3/yU/r/SrhEW71pAmO.png)
Reporting a deceased person or a Facebook account that needs to be memorialized.
![](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v3/yU/r/SrhEW71pAmO.png)