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12/09/2019

"Does my will, trust or power of attorney comply with recent UFADAA laws so I can pass on my social media accounts and other digital assets to my heirs and beneficiaries when I die or become incapacitated?”

Because UFADAA laws (Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act) are still relatively new in most states, many wills, trusts and powers of attorneys may not have UFADAA specific provisions. Attorneys at Hartman & Winnicki, P.C. have been providing estate planning advice for more than 30 years and technology and Internet law counseling for almost 20 years. In most cases we can quickly determine if you live in a state that has enacted UFADAA and if your estate planning documents contain UFAADA specific provisions.

If you are interested in consulting with Hartman & Winnicki, P.C., to discuss whether you live in a UFADAA complaint state and review of your estate planning documents to determine if they contain UFADAA specific provisions, click http://ravin.com/contact/ (Do not send any documents or confidential information).

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12/05/2019

"What Happens to my social media content and emails when I die?"

“Can I have my spouse or other person take over my social media accounts and preserve my online content and communications so they can be accessed by my family if I am dead or incapcitated?”

In most states, the answer depends on whether you have designated a fiduciary pursuant to UFADAA (Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act) to access your online content when you are gone or incapacitated. According to UFADAA (enacted in more than 43 states), you can designate a person in your will, trust, power of attorney or other record, to access your digital assets, such as social media content, emails, cloud storage and other online accounts.

Without properly designating your executors, trustees or fiduciaries to access your online content, or using an online tool provided by the online service provider, you may not be able to direct what happens to your online pictures, videos, emails and other electronic communications when you are dead or incapacitated. This could result in your heirs and beneficiaries being prevented from obtaining the online content you want them to have when you're gone.

If individual accounts are used in your business, then those businesses may be prevented from having access to valuable online content, communications, records and accounts.

Click the http://ravin.com/contact/ if you want to discuss with a Hartman & Winnicki, P.C. attorney how to comply with UFADAA so that your online content and records may be accessible in accordance with your wishes when you are gone or incapacitated. Initial telephone consultation is free upon appointment.

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12/05/2019

For a legal analysis of UFADAA, see my recent article published in New Jersey Lawyer Magazine:
What Happens To My Emails, Social Media Content, Cloud Storage And Online Accounts When I Die? Look To The UFADAA And Federal Law http://ravin.com/what-happens-to-my-emails-social-media-content-cloud-storage-and-online-accounts-when-i-die/
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12/02/2019

"What Happens to my social media content and emails when I die?"