Your estate plan isn’t complete without accounting for all your digital assets: from bank accounts and investments to even your Facebook page. Here are five steps to get you started. Getty Images An estate plan is a cornerstone of any comprehensive financial strategy. On a practical level, it can […]
Did you know the average American has $55,000 in digital assets? That’s something definitely worth including in your estate plan. Here’s how to get started. Getty Images If you have a normal corporate job and don’t own a website, you may be thinking you don’t have to worry about […]
Your house, children, jewelry and art, these are all the typical items a person will think about when planning their Estate. However, what is often forgot about is a person’s digital assets. In a report on digital assets, Kimberly Whaley , defines digital assets as digital photos, word and […]
[ NOTE: I wrote the first version of this article in 2010. The article was one of the earliest practical articles on digital estate planning and, in its own way, was influential. It is also one of many of my articles that can no longer be found on the […]
A recent New York case, Estate of Swezey (NYLJ, 1/17/19 at pp. 23, col. 3) highlights the confusion in the laws of many states regarding the administration and distribution of digital assets at a decedent’s death. In this case, decedent’s executor asked Apple to turn over decedent’s photographs stored […]