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Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

A Primer on Pennsylvania’s Digital Assets Act

“What’s that password again? Where did I write these log-ins down again? Was it this password or the one I came up with three years ago?” Consider the daily frustrations we encounter with the bevy of passwords we need for...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Estate Planning Pitfall: You Haven’t Provided a Password List To Relatives

If you’re like most people, you’ve probably encouraged your elderly relatives to list of all their assets and contact information, including passwords to online accounts. This will enable you or other family members to access...more

Troutman Pepper

Digital Planning Podcast - Interview With Leeza Garber

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The Digital Planning Podcast is designed to educate individuals about all things digital in connection with estate planning, business planning, and estate administration. Your hosts, attorneys Jennifer Zegel, Ross Bruch, and...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Make Your Thoughts Crystal Clear to Your Family

Generally, every estate plan requires a will, but this main attraction may be complemented by other documents, like a letter of instructions. The letter, unlike a valid will, isn’t legally binding, but can be valuable to...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Insight on Estate Planning - February/March 2020: Estate Planning Pitfall - You’re hiding assets without telling anyone

People sometimes keep assets hidden without letting their family know about their existence or location. Similarly, they may have life insurance policies no one knows about. This brief article explains, through a fictional...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Insight on Estate Planning - February/March 2020: Digital assets and your estate plan - This asset type requires special planning

The digital revolution has touched virtually every aspect of our lives. The result is that one likely has at least a handful of “digital assets.” These assets may include personal assets, such as online bank and brokerage...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

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

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

What Happens to your "Social Media" and other "Digital" Life when you Die?

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Over the holidays, it’s likely that you or a loved one received some type of computer or device that connects to internet websites, e-mail and applications. Or that pictures were taken and stored on such a device, or that...more

Snell & Wilmer

New Law Deals With Digital Assets After Death

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In an article earlier this year we noted that at a large number of states had introduced legislation to address an emerging issue that is unique to our Information Age: how will our digital assets be accessed and used (or...more

Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers,...

How can surviving family members deal with online accounts and other digital assets?

We, as a society, are gradually moving away from paper bank statements, jars with money in them, and instructions to loved ones scribbled on notepads. With the growth of our online presence, our lives can be governed almost...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Keying into your digital assets: Revise your estate plan to account for online documents

In the not-so-distant past, one likely kept copies of vital estate planning documents locked in a fire-resistant vault or file cabinet, with copies at an attorney’s office. However, in this digital age, it’s more likely that...more

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

Alert: Estate Planning for Digital Assets

Do you have a personal laptop computer, iPad, iPhone or other personal electronic device requiring an access password? Who, besides you, has that information? If something happens to you, how will your information be...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

What is a Social Media Will?

A government publication called the Consumer Action Handbook refers to the preparation of a social media will. Many people have online accounts of various types. What happens to them when you die?...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Estate Planning in the Digital Age

At first, the digital age crept upon us slowly. Businesses looked at the internet skeptically, not sure how to use it. Consumers waded in bit by bit, at first dipping the proverbial toe in the water and then taking it step by...more

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