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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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  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Apple Blocks Widow from Honouring Husband’s Dying Wish

The BC Court of Appeal has confirmed that the removal and use of human reproductive materials (sperm, ova, and embryos) both during one’s life, and after one’s death, requires prior and informed written consent. 01 Dec
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Law Reform

Case Study: Posthumous Use of Human Reproductive Material

The Digital Assets Gap in Canadian Law | Digital Distress | Obstacles People Face When Trying To Access | Estates Gone Wrong 29 Oct
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  • Curated Content, Digital Distress

Digital Assets Gap: Accessing Accounts After Owner Has Passed

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

Mother’s Quest for Late Son’s Passwords

14 Dec
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  • Digital Distress, Dramatized Content

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