Digital Estate Planning

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Digital estate planning refers to the process of organizing and managing one’s digital assets and online accounts in the event of incapacity or death.

Digital assets can include things like social media accounts, email accounts, online banking and investment accounts, digital music and movie collections, and other types of online data.

Digital estate planning can involve taking inventory of digital assets, creating a plan for their management or distribution, designating a digital executor or trustee, and providing instructions for how digital assets should be handled after death or incapacity.

Digital estate planning can be an important part of overall estate planning and can help individuals ensure that their digital assets are protected and managed according to their wishes.

It is important to work with a qualified estate planning attorney to ensure that all legal and practical issues related to digital assets are properly addressed.

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