Category Archives: E-mail

Estate Planning for E-Mail Accounts

Oklahoma Statute Gives Executor Power Over Decedent’s Online Accounts

Oklahoma Statutes § 58–269, which took effect November 1, 2010, gives the executor of an estate power over a decedent’s online accounts and purports to give new rights to continue a decedent’s online accounts: § 58–269. Executor or administrator—Powers. The executor or … Continue reading

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92% of Children Under Age Two Have a Digital Presence on the Internet

In a September 2010 study by AVG Technologies and Research Now, they found that, in the United States, 92% of children under age two have a digital presence on the Internet, including digital photos posted online. According to AVG Technologies, … Continue reading

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Study Finds Same Passwords Used on Multiple Online Accounts by Most People

While the results aren’t too surprising, BitDefender issued a press release on August 9, 2010, concluding that 75% of users that they studied had the same password for both their e–mail accounts and their social networking accounts (link). Although this … Continue reading

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Accessing a Decedent’s Yahoo! Mail Account

If a family member or fiduciary would like to access a deceased person’s Yahoo! Mail account (Yahoo!’s free Web–based e–mail service), hopefully, the person planned ahead and left the account username and password. If not, it may be possible to … Continue reading

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Accessing a Decedent’s Hotmail Account

If a family member or fiduciary would like to access a deceased person’s Hotmail account (Microsoft’s free Web–based e–mail service, also known as Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail), hopefully, the person planned ahead and left the account username and password. If … Continue reading

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Accessing a Decedent’s Gmail Account

If a family member or fiduciary would like to access a deceased person’s Gmail account (Google’s free Web–based e–mail service), hopefully, the person planned ahead and left the account username and password. If not, it may be possible to access … Continue reading

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Difficulties in Accessing Employer E-mail Accounts

A fiduciary1 or family member may run into difficulties in trying to access the e–mails from an incapacitated or deceased person’s employer. The employer may claim that the employee did not own the e–mails under the company’s electronic resources policy. … Continue reading

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E-Mail Accounts Are the First Step in Finding Digital Property

When family members and fiduciaries1 are looking for a person’s digital property, e–mail accounts are a great place to start. E–mail accounts often hold information about other Internet accounts the person has, and gaining access to a person’s primary e–mail … Continue reading

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