Month: September 2014

Planning and Managing the Virtual Part of Your Estate, Part IV

The Uniform Law Commission has released a new proposed act for enactment by the states called the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (UFADAA). The theory behind the new uniform act is if the fiduciary would have access to a tangible or intangible asset, then the fiduciary will also have access to a similar… Read More

Planning and Managing the Virtual Part of Your Estate, Part III

One of my favorite readers told me about a great software program for organizing your passwords and other confidential information and keeping them secure. It’s called Password Plus from DataViz, Inc. and it is available for iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, and Windows and Mac computers. Each user gets a free Samepage account which… Read More

Planning and Managing the Virtual Part of Your Estate, Part I

You definitely need a plan to share passwords with your executor. If a digital asset is encrypted or protected by a strong password, the asset is effectively lost. Sharing passwords is a start, but it is not enough. You may have multiple e-mail accounts, personal or family websites and blogs, domain names, important records, collections… Read More

Engagement’s Off: Who Gets the Ring?

Engagement rings have a long history, dating from Roman times and before. An engagement ring indicates that the person wearing it is engaged to be married. Usually, the ring is presented to the bride-to-be as a betrothal gift by a man when she accepts his marriage proposal. Not every engagement results in a marriage. If… Read More