Estate planning as a Grubhub Driver account holder

Grubhub for Drivers is the side of Grubhub used by delivery partners — independent contractors who earn delivery pay plus 100% of customer tips for each completed delivery. Earnings become viewable in the Grubhub for Drivers app about 15 minutes after a delivery and are paid out either by default weekly direct deposit or early through Instant Cash Out. The estate-relevant asset is the uncashed earnings balance — money Grubhub owes for completed deliveries that has not yet reached the driver's bank account. Grubhub does not publish a deceased-driver or estate-transfer process, and the delivery partner account is personal to the individual.

When a Grubhub Driver account holder dies, their earnings may be transferred to a designated person at Grubhub Inc.'s sole discretion. A transfer is not guaranteed, and satisfactory documentation is required before processing any request.

What happens at death

Grubhub does not publish a dedicated deceased-driver or estate-succession process for delivery partner accounts. The Delivery Partner Agreement treats the account as personal to the individual delivery partner and terminates the right to use the Driver App when the agreement ends; it contains no death or succession clause and no beneficiary designation. The estate-relevant asset is the uncashed earnings balance — delivery pay and tips Grubhub owes for completed deliveries that have not yet been swept to the bank by weekly direct deposit or pulled out by Instant Cash Out. Because this is money owed for work already performed, it is recoverable in principle, but Grubhub documents no self-service procedure for an estate to claim it, so the executor must contact Grubhub Driver Care directly with proof of death and proof of authority to act for the estate. The agreement also allows Grubhub to delay or withhold payments under legal process, which can affect timing. Because Grubhub reviews these situations individually rather than through a published procedure, the policy is classified as case-by-case: the uncashed balance is a debt that may be claimable, but the documentation, timeline, and outcome are not publicly documented and are determined by Grubhub on request. The account itself is personal and is not documented as transferable to an heir.