![]() In the U.S., new laws are rolling out that address how digital assets are treated when the owner passes away. However, attorneys, executors, and heirs still face some challenges when dealing with an estate and its digital assets. Like so many aspects of digital life nowadays, estate planning law has started to catch up to the new realities of life online. ![]() Now, with the growth of streaming services, digital currency, cloud storage, and more in the past decade, that figure feels conservative.Įnter the notion of a digital legacy, the way you can catalog your digital assets and prepare to pass them through your estate. ![]() For example, we can look at research we conducted in 2011 which found that people placed an average value of $37,438 on the digital assets they owned at the time. With the explosion of digital media, commerce, and even digital currency too, there’s a very good chance you have thousands of dollars of digital assets in your possession. Like anything else we own, those things can be passed along through our estates too. While we’re enjoying all the good things in our digital lives-our eBooks, movies, email accounts, social media profiles, eBay stores, photos, online games, and more- there’ll come a time we should ask ourselves, What happens to all of this good stuff when I pass away? ![]()
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