The Trust Advisor Blog: “Who has rights to digital property after death or incapacitation? Why is it important to consider digital property in estate plans? . . . Recently, a great deal of attention has been given to the digital life after death – especially gaining access to a deceased person’s email accounts. We have entered into an age where digital storage is replacing physical document storage. In the future, more important property will be created, revised, and stored digitally. And as more people move important components of their lives onto the computer (from photos to legal documents, medical records and beyond), it becomes necessary to devise a safe and secure method for a deceased or otherwise incapacitated person’s loved ones to access digital property. A recent article from The Wall Street Journal suggests everyone establish a separate plan to deal with online property issues when they die or become incapacitated.
Related posts:
- New Nevada Law Allows for Digital Will Storage
- Planning for the Worst
- Three Estate Planning Documents You Should Have
- The Five Most Important Estate Planning Documents
- Web Sites Let Online Lives Outlast the Dearly Departed
- Dead Dads: Thawing an Heir from the Freezer
- Make Sure Your Digital Life Rests in Peace
- Survey Reveals Drop in Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts
- Assemble a Paper Trail, and Make Sure Your Heirs Can Follow It
- Digital Assets of Deceased Raises Questions for Heirs
Recent Comments