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Failing to include cryptocurrency in your estate plan can create serious problems. This article explains how cryptocurrency fits into an estate plan, what tools are available, and how to protect your digital assets for the people you care about. 04 Feb
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Why Cryptocurrency Estate Planning Is No Longer Optional

Without a plan, families often face roadblocks. Passwords are lost, accounts are locked, and privacy policies can make recovery difficult or impossible. A formal approach to protecting digital assets ensures that your legacy is preserved and your wishes respected. 21 Nov
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Digital Asset Management: How to Safeguard Your Online Legacy

As digital wealth continues to grow, these assets will increasingly appear in estate files. Understanding how to value and administer them will be essential. Markets change, assumptions fail, and good planning remains the best defence. 30 Oct
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Valuing Digital Assets: Lessons from the World of Online Gaming

Digital assets pose unique challenges for Ontario estate planning, particularly when they are stored or governed outside the province. Conflicting laws, restrictive terms of service, and international privacy regulations can complicate access and delay administration. 25 Sep
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Digital Assets: Unique Challenges & Jurisdictional Conflicts

It's important to carefully consider who you appoint as your digital executor and to provide them with the necessary information to carry out their responsibilities. You may also want to provide instructions on how to handle your digital assets, such as which accounts should be closed, which information should be shared, and how digital property should be distributed.  05 Jun
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Generated Content, Legacy Lexicon

Estate Planning Designations: What is a “Digital Executor”?

Why Your Family Needs to Know About Your 'Digital Stash' 06 May
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Why Your Family Needs to Know About Your ‘Digital Stash’

Estate planning has traditionally focused on tangible assets like real estate, bank accounts, and personal belongings. However, in a world increasingly reliant on technology, digital assets deserve the same level of attention. 27 Feb
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Why Your Digital Assets Matter in Estate Planning

Urgent global law reform is needed to address the transfer of digital assets in estate planning. The current legal landscape struggles to keep pace with the rapid evolution of digital assets, leading to uncertainty and potential loss of value for inheritors.  18 Feb
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Digital Distress, Generated Content

Digital Distress: Urgent Global Law Reform Required

Dealing with a loved one’s digital assets after their death can be complicated, especially in the absence of a clear legal framework. This article will take you through what a digital asset is and how to handle them. 12 Feb
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Handling Digital Assets: Legal Considerations in the UK

The history of estate planning includes some remarkably strange and fascinating bequests that challenge our understanding of inheritance law and human nature. 08 Jan
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Bizarre Bequests, Curated Content

Unusual Bequests Continue to Evolve, Fascinate, and Challenge

Cryptocurrency Holdings: Ensuring Smooth Distribution of Digital Assets 04 Jan
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Cryptocurrency Holdings: Ensuring Smooth Distribution of Digital Assets

Blockchain technology is changing the way we think about digital ownership and estate planning. By understanding how blockchains work and how digital assets are stored and transferred, one can make informed decisions about how to protect these assets for future generations. 02 Jan
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Blockchain Technology: Digital Ownership & Estate Planning

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