What happens to Teachable earnings when the owner dies

Unpaid payout earnings are money owed, not a forfeitable balance. Teachable Payments holds the balance and settles it to the creator's bank account through Stripe on a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule. So earnings may already have reached the bank account, may be pending in a Stripe payout, or may be partly held in a reserve. Teachable documents no estate process for releasing a balance, so the estate should both check the linked bank and Stripe account directly and contact Teachable Support with proof of authority over the estate.

Teachable has a Transfer Primary Ownership feature, but it is an owner-initiated action: the Primary Owner selects another existing owner and confirms the transfer through an email sent to the Primary Owner's own inbox. It is not a documented death-transfer process and presumes access to the account. An executor without account access would need to contact Teachable Support and provide a death certificate and court documentation establishing authority over the estate.

Teachable does not publish a required-document list because it has no documented estate process. As with comparable platforms, an estate representative should expect to provide a certified copy of the death certificate, court documentation establishing authority over the estate (such as Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration), the school name/URL and account email, and details of the linked payout method. Teachable also asks account holders to contact support from the email address associated with the school account.

Yes. A paid Teachable plan renews until it is cancelled. If the school is no longer needed, the plan should be cancelled through the account once earnings and content have been handled, so charges stop. Only the Primary Owner can change billing and payout information, so cancelling generally requires account access.