Tag: Digital Assets

How to Organize Digital Assets

Written by Kevin Quinn on January 5, 2021. Posted in Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills.

“You must now make sure that your loved ones have access to your digital assets should you die.” Did you ever wonder...

Cybercriminals, Digital Assets, Estate Planning Attorney, Executor, Facebook, Google, Portals, Social Media, Two-Factor Authentication

Make Sure Your Estate Plan Protects Digital Assets

Written by Kevin Quinn on November 25, 2020. Posted in Estate Planning, Trusts, Web/Tech, Wills.

“Do you have accounts, records or information that are accessed using your mobile phone, through an internet...

Designated Recipient, Digital Assets, Estate Plan, Fiduciary, Power of Attorney, Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, RUFADAA, URLs

Should You Include a Letter of Instruction with Your Estate Plan?

Written by Kevin Quinn on October 7, 2020. Posted in Uncategorized.

“LOIs may also include whatever you think may help the people you leave behind or who would take over if you are not...

Digital Assets, Education, Elder Law, Estate Plan, Health, HEMS, Inheritance, Letter of Instruction, Letter of Intent, LOI, Maintenance and Support, Pet Trusts, Special Needs Trust, Trustee

Estate Planning Is a Gift and a Legacy for Loved Ones

Written by Kevin Quinn on July 28, 2020. Posted in Asset Protection, Beneficiary Designations, Charitable Giving, Current Affairs, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Funeral Planning, Giving, Guardian, Health Care Directives, Inheritance, IRA Planning, LCPC, LGBT, Miscellaneous, Pet Trusts, Power of Attorney, Retirement Planning, Tax Planning, Trusts, Web/Tech, Wills.

“Talking about death makes most of us uncomfortable, so we don't plan for it. That's a big mistake, because...

Advance Directive, Digital Assets, End-of-Life, Estate Planning Attorney, Executor, Guardian, Living Will, Pet Trusts, Will

Protecting a Digital Legacy

Written by Kevin Quinn on June 17, 2020. Posted in Asset Protection, Beneficiary Designations, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Funeral Planning, Giving, LCPC, LGBT, Miscellaneous, Music, Probate, Settlement, Trusts, Web/Tech, Wills.

“The world exists just as much online, as it does offline. Failing to recognize that when planning for the end of...

Digital Assets, Estate Planning Attorney, Identity Theft, Legacy Contact, Online Accounts, Passwords, Probate, Will

Digital Assets Need to Be Protected In Estate Plans

Written by Kevin Quinn on May 18, 2020. Posted in Asset Protection, Beneficiary Designations, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, LCPC, LGBT, Miscellaneous, Power of Attorney, Settlement, Trusts, Web/Tech, Weblogs, Wills.

“The proliferation of digital footprints in our online communities raise demand for consumer tools and options for...

Cybersecurity, Digital Assets, Estate Plan, Gaming Tokens, Incapacity, Legacy, RUFADAA

What Happens to Digital Assets After Death in Pennsylvania?

Written by Legacy Counsellors P.C. on December 26, 2019. Posted in Asset Protection, Beneficiary Designations, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Inheritance, LCPC, Miscellaneous, Power of Attorney, Special Needs Planning, Trusts, Web/Tech, Weblogs, Wills.

Many states have adopted a set of rules for access to digital assets belonging to the deceased, like social media...

Asset Protection, Digital Assets, Estate Planning Lawyer, Inheritance, Power of Attorney, Probate Attorney, Trust, Wills

How Do We Keep Important Papers Protected?

Written by Legacy Counsellors P.C. on September 20, 2019. Posted in Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Miscellaneous, Web/Tech.

If you had to leave your house because of a hurricane or wildfire, would you be able to grab your important papers...

Digital Assets, Document Security, Estate Planning

Why Everyone Needs a Plan for Digital Assets

Written by Legacy Counsellors P.C. on July 3, 2019. Posted in Asset Protection, Beneficiary Designations, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Life Insurance, Miscellaneous, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Web/Tech, Wills.

Now that so much of our lives are lived online, we need a plan to prevent the loss of digital assets that include...

Asset Protection, Beneficiary Designations, Digital Assets, Estate Planning Lawyer, Life Insurance, Living Will, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Wills

Here’s How to Overcome Your Natural Instincts and Get Estate Planning Done

Written by Legacy Counsellors P.C. on June 4, 2019. Posted in Asset Protection, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Miscellaneous, Trusts.

By our nature, we are good at avoiding the unpleasant. We don’t like to consider our own passing, which is an...

Digital Assets, Estate Planning Lawyer, Financial Planning

Millennials Need Estate Planning Too

Written by Legacy Counsellors P.C. on January 4, 2019. Posted in Estate Planning.

It’s a common response to a concerned parent: the millennial says they don’t need an estate plan. After all, they...

401(k), Beneficiary Designations, Digital Assets, Estate Planning Lawyer, Health Care Proxy, Healthcare Directive, Incapacity, Inheritance, Intestacy, Life Insurance, Living Will, Payable-on-Death (POD) Account, Power of Attorney, Probate Court, Wills

Are Your Digital Assets Addressed in Your Estate Plan?

Written by Legacy Counsellors P.C. on February 27, 2018. Posted in Estate Planning.

A new role has been created in estate planning to serve a new type of asset. The electronic estate trustee is...

Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets, Electronic Estate Trustee, Estate Planning, Wills

Common Estate Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Written by Legacy Counsellors P.C. on February 6, 2018. Posted in Estate Planning.

Remember that there are several purposes to estate planning: to assure that your assets are distributed according to...

Beneficiary Designations, Digital Assets, Estate Planning Lawyer, Executor, Inheritance, Joint Tenancy, Life Insurance, Personal Representative, Revocable Living Trust, Wills

A Relatively New Task for Executors: Digital Footprint

Written by Legacy Counsellors P.C. on December 28, 2017. Posted in Estate Planning, Miscellaneous.

It is hard enough to deal with a home filled with a lifetime of possessions! Now add to that the executor’s newest...

Digital Assets, Estate Planning

The Final Frontier: Naming a Data Executor for Digital Assets

Written by Legacy Counsellors P.C. on August 17, 2017. Posted in Miscellaneous.

When death is unexpected, not having a digital executor or a plan for digital assets can do a world of harm. One...

Asset Protection, Data Executor, Digital Assets, Estate Planning, Wills

Digital Assets as a Part of Estate Planning

Written by Legacy Counsellors P.C. on June 9, 2017. Posted in Estate Planning, Web/Tech.

Welcome to the new world, where your digital assets are a part of estate planning. Photographs, online documents and...

Asset Protection, Digital Assets, Estate Planning

When Bitcoin and Digital Assets are Part of the Estate

Written by Legacy Counsellors P.C. on May 24, 2017. Posted in Estate Planning, Web/Tech.

Because they are relatively new, dealing with digital currency and other digital assets requires a little extra care...

Asset Protection, Bitcoin, Charitable Giving, Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets, Estate Planning, Virtual Currency

Don’t Leave These Out of Your Will!

Written by Legacy Counsellors P.C. on May 9, 2017. Posted in Estate Planning, Wills.

Don’t Leave These Out of Your Will! There are a few important things that are commonly overlooked in a will. When’s...

Digital Assets, Durable Power of Attorney, Estate Planning, Executor, Heirlooms, Personal Property Memorandum, Personal Representative, Pet Trust, Probate Attorney, Wills

Don’t Neglect Digital Assets in Your Estate Plan

Written by Legacy Counsellors P.C. on December 13, 2016. Posted in Estate Planning.

Digital assets come in different forms, but all require that you take steps to protect them as much as any other...

Asset Protection, Digital Assets, Estate Planning

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