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Tag Archives: incapacity
Wisconsin Family Struggles to Obtain Access to Deceased Son’s Facebook and Gmail Accounts
A June 1, 2012, article by Jessica Hopper posted on MSNBC’s Rock Center, describes a Wisconsin family’s attempts to gain access to their deceased son’s online accounts. As I mention in previous postings, it can be a very time–consuming, expensive, … Continue reading
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Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, e-mail, estate planning, facebook, incapacity, jim lamm, online accounts, social networking
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Update on Whether It’s a Crime for Fiduciaries to Access a Decedent’s Online Accounts
I’ve written previously that using an incapacitated or deceased person’s passwords to access that person’s online accounts may not be permitted under the Web service’s Terms of Service contract, and it might even be construed as “unauthorized access” under a … Continue reading
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Tagged accessing, accounts, death, decedent, died, digital property, e-mail, estate planning, facebook, incapacity, jim lamm, myspace, online accounts, social networking
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Sharing Your Facebook Password With Employers, Schools, or Fiduciaries
Previously, I’ve written about courts ordering spouses to reveal their Facebook passwords in the course of a divorce proceeding. In the past few weeks, there have been several stories about employers asking a job applicant to reveal the applicant’s Facebook … Continue reading
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Tagged death, decedent, died, facebook, incapacity, jim lamm, online accounts, passwords
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Unique Virtual Sword Sells for $16,000 in Age of Wulin Video Game
I’ve written before about estate planning and charitable giving with video games and virtual worlds. Here’s another example of how valuable digital property can be—including virtual items in video games. In December 2011, the developers of the video game Age … Continue reading
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Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, estate planning, incapacity, jim lamm, online accounts, video games, virtual worlds
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Ponzi Scheme in Online Video Game
In August 2011, thousands of players of the video game EVE Online found out that they were victims of an in–game Ponzi scheme. Players invested virtual currency in an in–game virtual company that paid out high returns supported by other … Continue reading
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Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, estate planning, incapacity, jim lamm, online accounts, passwords, video games, virtual worlds
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Value of Internet Domain Names in Estate Planning and Probate
Today, I saw an interesting article about the value of Internet domain names, especially as more mobile devices move to “apps” instead of Website–based services. The July 20, 2011, article was written by Austin Carr and appears in Fast Company magazine. … Continue reading
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Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, domain names, estate planning, incapacity, jim lamm
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U.S. Savings Bonds Will Only Be Sold Digitally
On July 13, 2011, the U.S. Treasury announced that they will no longer sell paper–based savings bonds after 2011—starting in 2012, U.S. savings bonds will only be sold digitally. Existing paper savings bonds can still be redeemed at financial institutions. But, … Continue reading
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Tagged decedent, died, digital property, financial accounts, incapacity, jim lamm, online accounts, passwords
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Can the Government Compel You to Reveal Your Passwords?
In a law enforcement investigation, can the government compel you to reveal the passwords to unlock your encrypted storage devices and data? That’s the issue that the United States District Court for the District of Colorado must decide. I recently … Continue reading
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Government Searches of Cell Phones, Computers, and Digital Property
In my January 12, 2011, seminar presentation at the 45th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning in Orlando, Florida, I spoke about estate planning for passwords, online accounts, and digital property. As part of that seminar, I spoke and wrote about … Continue reading
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Jim Lamm Quoted in Forbes Article on Estate Planning for Passwords and Online Accounts
Deborah L. Jacobs wrote an article for Forbes titled “Six Ways To Store Securely The Keys To Your Online Financial Life” on February 15, 2011. Ms. Jacobs is also the author of the popular book Estate Planning Smarts. It was my … Continue reading
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