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How?
Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.
Add link and screenshots
The link is recorded, not fetched or verified.
family document organizer
Find the exact family-document copy you kept.
Family document organizer — Find the exact family-document copy you kept. Scan the documents you already hold and keep the original wills, IDs and deeds in their appropriate storage.
Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.
EXAMPLE
Family documents archive
1 Nov 2026
Authority time: 14:02 UTC · example
Bitcoin block time: 14:10 UTC · example
Last checked: 15:02 UTC · example
Bitcoin block time: 14:10 UTC · example
Last checked: 15:02 UTC · example
✓ Dated◆ Permanent
Now keep it safe: three things
- Keep your photos and files unedited. The receipt only matches the originals. Put them in an album such as “My records”.
- Save this receipt to your camera roll.
Keep the receipt file too. The image is a handy copy; checking needs the file.
- Email it to yourself.Email it to myself
Your mail app opens a draft. Attach your receipt image and receipt file. Don’t attach your photos or documents. Timevolt does not send it or know whether it was sent.
Your record, one step at a time.
Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.
Local preview: files are fingerprinted here. Notes and progress stay in this browser. Keep downloaded copies; browser storage is not a backup.
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How?
Record the date, time, place and who you spoke to. New notes are saved separately rather than editing an old note.
How to keep notes that hold upWrite it down
By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.
By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.
How to keep notes that hold up
Write notes as soon as you can. Keep the original account rather than replacing it later; the venue decides what weight it gets.
- Write it down straight away, on paper or in the box on a step.
- Put the date, time and place at the top, and who you spoke to.
- Use their words where you can; separate what you saw from what you were told.
- Sign or initial a paper note, photograph it and add the photo.
- Never edit an old note. Add a new dated entry when something changes. A device save time is not independent time evidence or proof of event order.
Family documents archive
Family documents archive
01 · Keep the exact files
Scan the documents you already hold and keep the original wills, IDs and deeds in their appropriate storage.
Records to keep: Documents
Family documents archive
02 · Date the file’s code
Your device fingerprints the selected file or manifest. Dated follows an independent timestamp; Permanent follows Bitcoin anchoring.
An independent time, tied to the exact bytes.
Family documents archive
03 · Keep the evidence
Keep exact scans with an index and version labels. Official originals, certified copies and registry processes remain separate.
Keep the originals too. A changed or compressed copy has a different fingerprint.
Try a file. It stays here.
Make a test receipt on this device.
By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.
or drop a file here
Real cases: why the saved copy matters.
Real cases where dated records mattered. We don’t claim a time receipt would have changed the result.
England and Wales · 2008
Other records can help prove missing wills
No original will or copy was found after a death. A lawyer's memory, a file register and neighbors' accounts helped show the will had existed at death. The court accepted it.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›US-RI · 2008
Wrong dates do not always cancel a transfer
Family share-transfer papers had different dates but were signed on one day. The court found the signer knew what she signed, so backdating alone did not cancel the deals. It also kept a ruling undoing one share transfer.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›US-TN · 2024
A possible fake signature needs firmer proof
A relative said a will might have been made after the signer died. The expert's view was too tentative to require a trial. The court kept the will valid and sent the case back for estate steps.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›US-TN · 2005
A doubtful signing date can expose a fake
A family land deed bore a date when the signer was in hospital. The court weighed ink evidence and a witness who could not recall the signing. It found the signature fake and kept the deed canceled on appeal.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›GB-ENG · 2024
Keep family share records when ownership changes
Relatives fought over shares and a flat, with no share register or signed transfers. The judge found some filings backdated and some signatures fake. One flat went to the person sued, based on other trust or transfer papers.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›What courts, schemes and regulators say.
Positions below refer to the cited rule or record type, not endorsement of Timevolt. This service is not represented as an eIDAS qualified timestamp provider. A non-qualified timestamp does not receive the qualified timestamp presumption.
Federal courts, Federal Rules of Evidence
FRE 902(13) and 902(14): self-authentication of electronic records and of data copied from a file when authenticated by digital identification, with a qualified person's certification and advance notice
Rule 902(14) names authentication by a process of digital identification (hash values are the usual example). It supports showing a copy matches the original; it does not itself supply a trusted date. Probate is handled in state courts, which have their own rules.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceCourts, Electronic Communications Act 2000 s.7
Electronic signatures and their certification are admissible in evidence on authenticity or integrity; weight is for the court
Admissibility is set by statute, but this concerns electronic signatures, not timestamps specifically. Wills still need the formal execution the law requires.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceProbate dispute, lost will cases
Court weighs all evidence on the balance of probabilities that a will existed at death; no fixed list of required proof
The 2008 decision shows a court accepting witness and file-register evidence; nothing in it mentions timestamps.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceOther ways to do this
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Proves / Doesn’t prove
Proves
A completed time receipt shows that the exact selected file existed by the independently witnessed time. You can check whether a later copy has the same bytes. It does not establish creation time, authorship, identity, event order, location or the truth of the contents.
Doesn’t prove
It does not prove who made or signed the document, that it is the valid or latest version, that the content is true, or that a court or registry will accept it.
A dated scan cannot establish validity, the latest version, a genuine signature or who is entitled to act.
These are the bounds of a completed proof. The local tester does not establish any time. The chosen court, scheme or regulator decides what to accept.
Questions, answered plainly.
Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking. Privacy Policy.
Can I use a time receipt instead of the original will?
No. A will usually needs to be signed and witnessed as the law of your place requires. A time receipt only shows a given scan existed by a date, which can help if the original is lost. Ask a probate lawyer about lost-will rules where you live.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerDo my documents get uploaded?
Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking.
What family documents should I keep copies of?
Common lists include IDs and vital records (birth, marriage, passports), legal papers (will, powers of attorney, directives), financial and property records, insurance policies and emergency contacts.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerWhere should I keep the originals?
Guides suggest a fireproof safe or safety deposit box, and telling one or two trusted people where records are.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerWill a court accept a time receipt?
Courts decide what evidence to accept and how much weight it gets. US federal rules allow data copied from a file to be authenticated by digital identification with certification and notice. A time receipt is supporting evidence, not a guarantee.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerDoes it prove the document is real or signed by the right person?
No. It shows the exact bytes existed by the receipt date, not who made them or whether they are genuine.
What if I edit the file or rescan it?
Any change, even a rescan, makes a different fingerprint. The receipt matches only the exact file you fingerprinted, so keep that file unchanged.
Is a cloud drive date enough?
A cloud drive date is set and held by the provider and can change when files are moved or edited. An independent timestamp authority gives a date that does not depend on your storage provider.
The file tester runs on your device. It does not issue a timestamp or take a payment.
Keep the records you already have.
Keep your original files and any existing official records while the receipt service is being prepared.