Articles Tagged with Digital Estate

Are You Making Plans For Your Digital Estate, Houston?

Published on: February 11, 2014 | By McCulloch & Miller, PLLC

Without a plan in place, you risk burying your family in red tape as they try to get access to and deal with your online accounts that may have sentimental, practical or monetary value.

Just when you think you've covered all your bases when planning for your estate, the issue of your digital accounts comes up. Yes, all of your online accounts need to be considered too. Have you made proper arrangements for them?

The problem of the digital estate is an entirely 21^st century problem. Thankfully, more information is coming to light about the consequences of failing to make plans for digital assets. If this is a new subject matter for you, then you will want to read a recent MarketWatch article titled “Who gets your digital fortune when you die?”

Estate Planning For Your E-mail Account

Published on: January 13, 2014 | By McCulloch & Miller, PLLC

What would happen to your e-mail accounts if you suddenly died?

Are familiar with the notion of a digital estate? What happens to your online bank accounts, emails, social media and your entire digital presence on the web when you pass away?

Imagine a world without you in which your heirs cannot access your digital assets. They cannot access your e-mails, either practically or legally, to get to important legal or financial information, whether about bank accounts or friends. Sadly, that is the reality in most scenarios today.