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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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The Impact of Digital Assets on Estate Planning and Litigation

Estate Planning: How To Keep Track of Passwords, Access Keys, and PINs 06 Mar
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Estate Planning: How To Keep Track of Passwords, Access Keys, and PINs

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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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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Navigating the Digital Afterlife: Your Online Legacy

Grieving Families Face "Grisly Problem" | Digital Access After Death | Passwords | Online Accounts | Biometrics | Estates Gone Wrong 15 Mar
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Digital Access: Grieving Families Face “Grisly Problem”

Executors have a duty to notify beneficiaries of their entitlement under an estate, but what happens if a beneficiary can’t be easily identified or found? 14 Mar
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Missing Beneficiaries: What Executors Need to Know

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

Ottawa Mother's Quest for Late Son's Passwords: An Uncharted Legal Road | Digital Distress | Accessing Online Accounts | Estates Gone Wrong 08 May
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Mother’s Quest for Late Son’s Passwords

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