Digital Planning: Online Life, After Death

An often-overlooked aspect of estate planning that is becoming more and more relevant each day is the handling of your social media, email, and other online accounts.

While we don’t have a true “digital afterlife” as depicted in Amazon’s new show Upload (not yet at least), your online accounts contain a treasure trove of personal information, data, photos and other valuable assets such as digital downloads, reward points, credit vouchers, cash, and cryptocurrency.

Unless you proactively plan for these digital accounts, your online life, after death, might continue indefinitely in ways you didn’t envision - with no one having any power to change it.

Estate PlanningHadi HarpMay 5, 2020Harp Lawestate planning, michigan estate planning, detroit estate planning, power of attorney, patient advocate, funeral representative, hippaComment

COVID-19 Coronavirus Underscores Importance of Estate Planning Tools: Durable Power of Attorney & Patient Advocate

Don’t take this the wrong way – I hope you and your family stay healthy and safe, but in the event you or a loved one gets sick and needs to go to the hospital or self-quarantine, it is critical that you have a plan in place that addresses certain medical and financial matters.

Estate PlanningHadi HarpMarch 11, 2020Harp Lawpower of attorney, patient advocate, coronavirus, covid-19 Comment

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