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How to Build an Exceptional Estate Plan 10 Aug
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  • Curated Content, Related Resources

Resources: How to Build an Exceptional Estate Plan

Learn why fiduciary access to digital assets matters and how a new Alberta Act would help facilitate access... 07 Aug
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  • Curated Content, Law Reform

Alberta Law Reform: Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets

The Importance of Appointing a Digital Executor | Accessing and Protecting Digital Assets | Estate Planning | Estates Gone Wrong 07 Aug
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

The Importance of Appointing a Digital Executor

Digital Assets: Ensuring Your Loved Ones Can Access Your Phone | Digital Distress | Online Accounts | Estates Gone Wrong 15 Jul
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  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Digital Assets: Ensuring Your Loved Ones Can Access Your Phone

How to Include Cryptocurrency in Your Estate Plan | Digital Distress | Online Accounts | Digital Assets | Estates Gone Wrong 14 May
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  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

How to Include Cryptocurrency in Your Estate Plan

Top 8 Risks: The Dangers of Improper Estate Planning | Common Mistakes | Cautionary Tales | Inheritance Horror Stories | Estates Gone Wrong 19 Mar
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  • Common Mistakes, Curated Content

Top 8 Risks: The Dangers of Improper Estate Planning

Digital Estate Planning Guide: Get Your Assets in Order | Digital Distress | Online Accounts | Estate Planning | Estates Gone Wrong 15 Mar
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  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Estate Planning Guide: Getting Your Digital Assets in Order

The Impact of Digital Assets on Estate Planning and Litigation | Digital Distress | What Happens to Your Digital Assets | Estates Gone Wrong 11 Mar
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  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

The Impact of Digital Assets on Estate Planning and Litigation

How to Make Sure Your Online Accounts Aren't a Nightmare for Your Family | Digital Distress | Legacy Contacts | Estates Gone Wrong 26 Feb
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  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Will Your Online Accounts Become a Nightmare for Your Family?

Consideration of digital assets is now a necessary part of a complete estate plan. This is a rapidly evolving area of the law, and one that is increasing in importance each year. On the bright side, it presents an excellent reason to think about the things that mean the most in your life... 26 Sep
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  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Navigating the Digital Afterlife: Your Online Legacy

Today’s Executor is a Digital Executor | Digital Distress | Online Accounts | Estate Planning | Estates Gone Wrong 04 Jun
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  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

In Today’s Digital World, Every Executor is a Digital Executor

Apple Blocks Widow from Honouring Husband's Dying Wish | Digital Distress | Online Accounts | Estates Gone Wrong 11 Feb
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Apple Blocks Widow from Honouring Husband’s Dying Wish

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