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Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the... more +
Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the disposition of assets, guardianship of minor children, and appointment of representatives to make medical and financial decisions. Effective estate planning can decrease tax liability and facilitate the probate process.  less -
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Estate Planning for Digital Assets

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Do you maintain active online bank, brokerage, cryptocurrency, NFTs, e-mail, social media, and/or game accounts that require a username, password, key or other information for access?  If something happens to you, who will...more

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Crypto Compensation? Bitcoin Bonus? New York State Employers Must Weigh Requests Carefully

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If your staff member wants his or her paycheck in cryptocurrency, should you – as an employer keeping up with the times — accommodate the request? You don’t have to work in Silicon Valley or play for the NFL to field this...more

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Cryptocurrency Exchange QuadrigaCX and the Estate of Gerald Cotten - Digital Planning Podcast

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In this episode of Digital Planning Podcast, hosts Jennifer Zegel, Ross Bruch, and Justin Brown welcomed Sheona McDonald, an accomplished filmmaker, who discussed her recently released documentary Dead Man’s Switch: A Crypto...more

Freeman Law

Estate Planning and Cryptocurrency

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The meteoric rise of cryptocurrencies has minted a new generation of millionaires and resulted in the mainstream adoption of virtual currencies as an increasingly important asset class. The crypto boom has also raised...more

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Digital Assets in Estate Planning: Cybersecurity Concerns and Considerations

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With the rise of the digital world, many estate planning clients have accumulated large collections of “digital assets” that are stored online. In its simplest form, a “digital asset” is a non-physical asset that exists...more

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Privacy Perils: The Untimely Death of Digital Data

Many people have thoughtfully gathered information on the location of their bank accounts, deeds, lock boxes, safe combination, car title (and keys), investment accounts, check books, and other assets to make handling their...more

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Privacy + Estate Planning = Handling Your Digital Assets After You Die

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The recently-proposed Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (“Revised UFADAA”) is a potential solution to a problem that most of us eventually will face: how will our digital assets be accessed and used (or...more

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California introduces ‘opt-in’ digital assets bill

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On June 8, 2015, it was reported that the California legislature is considering a new bill, A.B. 691, which would set forth the procedure for handling a deceased individual’s digital assets, including their social media...more

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