Planning for Your Virtual Estate

In an increasingly digital life, technology should play animportant role in your estate planning.  Whencreating a comprehensive estate plan, you need to be aware of the “virtualestate” being left behind, whether it’s your online bank accounts, social mediaaccounts, or personalized web pages. 

Communication is key in determining what to do with these digitalassets upon death.  Providing yourexecutor with a list of accounts, how to access them, and what to do with themis a good start.  Doing nothing toprepare for your online presence after your death could mean a huge headachefor your family and loved ones.

See Suzana Popovic-Montag,Using Technology to Plan Your Estate,Huffington Post, June 3, 2013.