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Whether to tell your children about your deceased spouse's affair

I found out my husband was having an online affair through his browser history after he died and now I do not know whether to tell our adult children the truth about their father.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital evidence of betrayal discovered after death forces impossible choices about preserving or destroying a parent's memory for their children.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Digital legacy — your online presence after death?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.