Posts Tagged ‘digital estate planning’

At the root of many of digital estate planning issues is the question of passwords.  Almost all digital assets, computers, and online accounts are password protected.  Passwords are a moving target because they may frequently change.

The first part of any estate plan is to take inventory.  Things like filing cabinets, photo albums, boxes of memorable nick-nacks, and safes make most of our tangible estate easy to find.  Even when filing cabinets and safes are locked there is usually a key somewhere.

Technology has irreversibly changed the way people operate on a daily basis. Smartphones, computer programs, and websites have altered the way people conduct their lives, creating a dependency on things and legal issues never before considered.  Many people now do not know their own bank account numbers. Instead, they rely on a username and password…