Q: What will happen to my social media or other online accounts after I die? A: What will happen to these online accounts after your death depends on the laws in your state, the types of accounts involved and the terms of service governing the accounts. An executor does […]
Your estate plan needs to cover any digital assets you might own. Just as the executor of your will needs to know where to find your bank account information and the title to your car after you pass, they also need to access information on your computer and online […]
For a very long time, estate plans didn’t change much. Traditionally, they have been paper documents that spell out a person’s wishes regarding property, executorships’ responsibilities, funding of trusts, and so forth, that were spelled out in wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health-care proxies, and perhaps invoking the Homestead […]
Joan Mitchell in her studio in Vétheuil, France, 1983. Photo by Robert Freson, Joan Mitchell Foundation Archives. © Joan Mitchell Foundation By Natalie Koza and Eleni Demestihas Traditionally, when someone died, their executor would follow a standard process to settle their estate: locate the will, go through file cabinets […]
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 […]