[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/blog\/digital-estate\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/blog\/digital-estate\/","headline":"What Will Happen to Your Digital Estate When You Pass Away?","name":"What Will Happen to Your Digital Estate When You Pass Away?","description":"Even if you are not tech savvy, you likely have a digital estate comprised of assets with financial and sentimental value. You probably also have plenty of personal information floating around out there in the digital universe. To protect these assets, and to ensure you don\u2019t leave behind a massive digital mess for your loved […]","datePublished":"2021-10-13","dateModified":"2023-07-24","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/blog\/author\/amorusolaw\/#Person","name":"Amoruso & Amoruso, LLP","url":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/blog\/author\/amorusolaw\/","identifier":5,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/12de032c04195e9c39a06a6d6eea182f7b4fa655c20e245f8094a244b5cdd0cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/12de032c04195e9c39a06a6d6eea182f7b4fa655c20e245f8094a244b5cdd0cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amoruso & Amoruso, LLP","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/amoruso-logo.svg","url":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/amoruso-logo.svg","width":0,"height":0}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/digital-estate.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/digital-estate.jpeg","height":511,"width":682},"url":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/blog\/digital-estate\/","about":["Estate Planning"],"wordCount":413,"keywords":["Digital Accounts","Digital Estate","email accounts","personal information"],"articleBody":"Even if you are not tech savvy, you likely have a digital estate comprised of assets with financial and sentimental value. You probably also have plenty of personal information floating around out there in the digital universe. To protect these assets, and to ensure you don\u2019t leave behind a massive digital mess for your loved ones to clean up, you should organize your online accounts and make sure they can be accessed by your loved ones if you become incapacitated and after you pass away.Most states now have laws granting a decedent\u2019s executor or family members the right to access and manage some of his or her digital assets. However, certain digital platforms do not allow such access, and others have extremely tight security, with\u00a0two-factor password authentication, confirmation codes, and more. This makes organizing your digital accounts and keeping a record of how they can be accessed extremely important.Here are some examples of the assets you might have in your digital estate:Email accounts, which may contain \u201cconversation threads\u201d revealing other digital accounts and assetsE-Commerce accounts and Apps like Amazon, PayPal, Etsy, and VenmoFinancial accounts and Apps like Scottrade, E*Trade, and BanksRetail accounts with usernames and passwordsSocial media accounts and Apps like Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTokPhoto sharing accounts such as Instagram, Flickr, Shutterfly, and SnapfishWhile some of your digital accounts might have been inactive for years, others probably play an important role in your current personal and financial affairs. To begin the organization process, ask yourself this: what would happen if you deleted each of your accounts right now? If the answer is \u201cnothing much,\u201d you probably don\u2019t have to make that particular account part of your digital estate plan. For the others, you\u2019ll want to make sure your executor or loved ones can access and manage the accounts if you become incapacitated and after you pass away. To accomplish that, you need to compile a list of the passwords, authentication codes, and other information necessary to access important accounts\u2026 and make sure your executor and family know where to find them. The one place you don\u2019t want to provide this information is your last will and testament. Remember, a will is a public document, and anyone can see it if your estate is probated.To learn more about protecting your digital estate,\u00a0contact us\u00a0for a personal meeting to discuss your particular needs and goals.\u00a0"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What Will Happen to Your Digital Estate When You Pass Away?","item":"https:\/\/www.amorusolaw.com\/blog\/digital-estate\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]