by Christine | Jan 10, 2014 | Digital Estate Planning, Elder Law, Estate Planning |
What would happen to your e-mail accounts if you suddenly died? Are familiar with the notion of a digital estate? What happens to your online bank accounts, emails, social media and your entire digital presence on the web when you pass away? Imagine a world without...
by Christine | Oct 16, 2013 | Digital Assets, Digital Estate Planning, Estate Planning |
… Even people who think they've ticked off all of the usual boxes on their estate-planning to-do lists may have overlooked an increasingly important component of the process: ensuring the proper management and orderly transfer of their digital assets after...
by Christine | Jul 10, 2013 | Digital Estate Planning, Estate Planning |
A number of services can help with digital estate planning by designating password recipients or deleting accounts or files when you die. But communication and privacy laws have yet to catch up with technology. Planning for digital assets is becoming more and more...
by Christine | May 6, 2013 | Digital Assets, Digital Estate Planning, Estate Planning |
Let's face it: Your e-mail account, Facebook page and online photo albums are likely to outlive you. Deciding how to manage your digital legacy just may be your trickiest estate-planning task. You may be well aware of your assets, but what about those “digital”...
by Christine | Apr 24, 2013 | Digital Assets, Digital Estate Planning, Virtual Assets |
Google on Wednesday became one of the first major Internet companies to put control of data after death directly into the hands of its users. Technology has changed the way we view assets, as we now have virtual assets to protect in addition to our tangible property....