Having recently gone through the prolonged pain of probating a will, I think smart contracts could be used to enforce wills without the need for probate. But of

Having recently gone through the prolonged pain of probating a will, I think smart contracts could be used to enforce wills without the need for probate. But of course, that opens up its own can of worms, like the need for potential heirs to maintain a digital identity for possibly decades. What happens if someone cuts all digital ties and effectively becomes a hermit? At least with ordinary probate, you can simply visit them in person and hand them some papers to read and sign. So maybe it's not such a great idea after all.