Estate and Elder Law

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What to do with your Internet passwords when you die?
Posted on 28 Jun 2011 by David Goldman

Coming of age in this digital world has its luxuries, but those luxuries come with their own set of complexities. Face Book enables you to connect with friends; blogging sites (such as this one) allow you to express your ideas to the world; and... Read More

David Shulman on Estate Planning: Facebook Allows Users to Designate a ‘Legacy Contact’ to Manage Their Account After Death
Posted on 3 Mar 2015 by David A. Shulman

Finally. For those who have been following, the issue of “digital assets” is a fast developing problem in the estate planning world. Putting aside for a moment who has the right to “inherit” your assets, the bigger problem with... Read More

David Shulman On Estate Planning: Google Updates Page Regarding Deceased User’s Account
Posted on 4 Aug 2015 by David A. Shulman

By David Shulman It looks like Google recently updated the support page in which a person can request information regarding a deceased user’s account. Now the options are: Close the Account of a deceased user Submit a request for funds... Read More

DAP Trust: Dealing with your Digital / Online Rights and Property Correctly
Posted on 29 Jul 2011 by David Goldman

Today there is a big hole in most estate plans. Most estate plans do not deal with the property and license rights that almost all Americans have accumulated with their online lives. What online assets should be concerned with? Email Accounts... Read More

Who Owns Your iTunes Account? and Bruce Willis
Posted on 10 Sep 2012 by David Goldman

Last week [Aug. 27 - 31] there were several articles which brought light to many that our online identities are just licenses which will expire upon out death. While this concept is new to some, most lawyers understand this. Unfortunately there appear... Read More

David Shulman: Gizmodo Gets Everything About the Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act Wrong
Posted on 25 Aug 2014 by David A. Shulman

By David Shulman As I’ve written recently , the Uniform Law Commission approved the Uniform Fidicuary Access to Digital Assets Act. The act can be found on the Committee’s website , along with supplemental material, such as prior drafts... Read More

Nightmare on Estate Planning Street: Beware the Digital Haunting
Posted on 4 Jan 2012 by Travis Burchart

"Digital assets" - they've been getting some press lately. Though we're neck deep in digital holdings, digitized assets are often overlooked in estate planning. They lack physicality and often monetary value, but what they do have... Read More

Florida Digital Asset Protection Lawyer: To My Loving Wife I Leave My iTunes Account
Posted on 23 Apr 2012 by David Goldman

Estate planning is an important event in one's life. The fruits of a life time of hard work, passed down in the hopes that they will serve their next owner well. But in this modern age we live in, online digital assets are frequently left out of the... Read More

Death And Your Emails
Posted on 21 Aug 2012 by Phil Bernstein

An article by Dennis Kennedy in this month's ABA Journal poses some interesting questions about our "digital estate". Keeping in mind that the "e" in email stands for "evidence" and "eternal" , it is a sure... Read More

David Shulman: ULC’s Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act Supported by Tech Industry
Posted on 19 Oct 2015 by David A. Shulman

By David Shulman The Uniform Law Commission is a non-profit organization that drafts “model” or “uniform” laws that can be adopted by state legislatures. Individual legislatures can then adopt the act as is, or can tweak it... Read More

An Introduction to the Problems of Estate Planning for Digital Assets
Posted on 25 Feb 2013 by David A. Shulman

Have you ever wondered what happens to your digital assets when you die? By digital assets I mean your email, Facebook, Twitter and other accounts. What about your iTunes music purchases? You Amazon Kindle books? Are you allowed to transfer your music... Read More

David Shulman on Estate Planning: Finding Your Digital Assets After Death
Posted on 11 Jul 2014 by David A. Shulman

by David Shulman I’ve written before about estate planning for your digital assets and online accounts. Well this article isn’t necessarily about planning , but what happens after you die – especially if you don’t plan (or even... Read More

Don't Let Your Digital Assets Die Hard
Posted on 1 Oct 2012 by karplaw

A recent story in the press reported that Bruce Willis was considering suing Apple, angry that he could not pass along his enormous I-Tunes account to his daughters in his will because he does not own his account, but merely has a license to access the... Read More

DAP Trust: Dealing with your Digital / Online Rights and Property Correctly
Posted on 29 Jul 2011 by David Goldman

Today there is a big hole in most estate plans. Most estate plans do not deal with the property and license rights that almost all Americans have accumulated with their online lives. What online assets should be concerned with? Email Accounts... Read More

McNees Insights: Estate Planning for Digital Assets
Posted on 10 Apr 2014 by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

By Andrew S. Rusniak It is often said that the law lags behind technology. One area where this sentiment is particularly applicable is estate planning for digital assets. In a world where our lives are becoming ever more digital, many estate planning... Read More