In the age of technology, the number of online accounts people own is increasing. These accounts, otherwise known as digital assets, affect your estate plan. Important documents, such as bank statements and bills, used to arrive in the mail. Now, most people receive these documents...
A total of sixty-nine percent of people living in the U.S. have at least one social media account, according to a recent Pew Research Center study. This begs the question: What happens to a person's social media accounts when they die? It turns out,...
Pew Research Center recently published a study on the amount of Americans using social media. The study found a whopping sixty-nine percent of people in the U.S. have at least one type of social media account. Even older adults are in on the...
Cryptocurrency, otherwise known as digital currency, is becoming more popular. To keep up with the times and the popularity of this new form of "money," The Nebraska Lawyers' Advisory Committee recently published an advisory opinion giving Nebraska lawyers the OK to accept digital currency as...
Real estate, family heirlooms, and savings accounts are some of the first things that come to mind when picturing an inheritance. Thanks to advances in technology, new types of inheritances are springing up in the form of digital assets. Digital assets are online accounts, such...
Rapidly advancing technology has given way to new forms of online communication and personal expression. Most people have at least one social media account, if not multiple. Additionally, written communication is transitioning to a digital format. Emails are replacing letters. Bank statements are now available...