Protect Your Digital Assets: A Vital Aspect of Estate Planning
In today’s digital age, estate planning isn’t just about physical assets and investments—it also encompasses your digital footprint. Whether it’s financial accounts, social media profiles, or sentimental digital content, these assets need careful consideration to ensure they are properly managed and protected after you’re gone.
What Are Digital Assets and How to Define Them?
Digital assets include financial assets, social media profiles, and email accounts, online stores and websites, electronic documents, online businesses, blogs, articles, creative works, and other forms of ownership in the digital world.
Estate planning is important because digital assets are not only real and should be treated as such.
Digital assets can be lost if no precautions are taken. It can be lost or denied and can also pose legal and financial issues. Here are key steps to ensure your digital assets are protected:
Prepare a list of all your digital assets and their access details.
Make sure that all your documents are in order and that your will or other legal documents include provisions for your digital assets and direct how they should be handled and distributed.
It is also advisable to check and update your digital asset list regularly.
Use passwords or two-factor authentication to prevent others from easily accessing your account if you have sensitive information to share.
Why You Should Choose Kevin L. Miller, PC?
As an estate planning attorney, Kevin L. Miller, PC has spent decades assisting individuals and families in ensuring a secure future with a keen attention to detail and a traditional approach to delivering ethical and compassionate service, just as his father taught him growing up in southeastern Oklahoma.
He notes, “Having spent my life caring for others and advocating for the underrepresented, I am well-versed in ensuring that your digital legacy is protected as part of your estate plan. Whether you are just beginning to consider your estate planning or already have documents in place and need to incorporate your digital assets, I am here to assist you in a secure environment.”
Contact Kevin at (405) 443-5100 to schedule a meeting with an attorney at Kevin L. Miller, PC. We guarantee that your legacy, in all its forms, will be protected and preserved for future generations.
It is important to remember that ignoring the problem today may lead to your heirs’ suffering in the future. I am here to help you protect your digital assets and offer you peace of mind.