Families often lose time searching devices and inboxes. Centralized, encrypted storage with per-item visibility beats a scattered pile of PDFs in three apps — if you label and permission it deliberately.
EU hosting is one piece of the story; the other is process: who gets keys, when they engage, and what happens if someone is unreachable.
Redact what does not belong in shared space
Not every document belongs in a shared folder. Separate medical, legal, and sentimental layers so accidental exposure is less likely.