by Christine | Mar 19, 2015 | Asset Protection, Digital Assets, Digital Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Estates, Probate, Trusts, Wills |
Roos said it’s important that people plan ahead and put “someone in charge of these digital assets and giving the family the opportunity to take over accounts if something were to happen, so they can control the information so it doesn’t get into the wrong hands.”...
by Christine | Sep 26, 2014 | Asset Protection, Digital Assets, Digital Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Living Trust, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trusts, Wills |
Death is emotionally difficult enough without discovering that you have no idea what digital assets a person had or what they wanted done with them. A growing concern among those wishing to properly manage their digital estate is "digital death," which...
by Christine | Aug 13, 2014 | Digital Assets, Digital Estate Planning, Estate Planning |
Recently,the Uniform Law Commission drafted the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, a model law that would let relatives access the social media accounts of the deceased. Digital estate planning has become a hot button issue in estate planning and...
by Christine | Aug 5, 2014 | Digital Assets, Digital Estate Planning, Estate Plan |
No matter what steps you take or what laws are eventually passed, managing a digital estate for a loved one will always be a long, arduous, and painful process. Digital estate planning is popping up in the news more and more as people are trying to figure out how to...
by Christine | Jul 25, 2014 | Digital Assets, Digital Estate Planning, Estate Planning |
Planning for control of your personal information after you die used to be as simple as telling someone about the desk drawer or the fireproof box or the safe deposit box at the local bank. But in the era of smartphones and cloud computing services, that same stuff...
by Christine | Jan 28, 2014 | Digital Assets, Digital Estate Planning, Estate Planning |
Without a plan in place, you risk burying your family in red tape as they try to get access to and deal with your online accounts that may have sentimental, practical or monetary value. Just when you think you've covered all your bases when planning for your...
