The Uniform Law Commission is a non-profit organization that drafts “model” or “uniform” laws that can be adopted by state legislatures. Individual legislatures can then adopt the act as is, or can tweak it as they see fit. I have previously written about the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act. The American Bar Association appointed me to… Read More
ULC’s Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act supported by tech industry
The Uniform Law Commission is a non-profit organization that drafts “model” or “uniform” laws that can be adopted by state legislatures. Individual legislatures can then adopt the act as is, or can tweak it as they see fit. I have previously written about the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act. The American Bar Association appointed me to… Read More
Google Updates Page Regarding a Deceased User’s Account
It looks like Google recently updated the support page in which a person can request information regarding a deceased user’s account. Now the options are: Close the Account of a deceased user Submit a request for funds from a deceased user’s account Obtain data from a deceased user’s account Notify Google that a user is… Read More
Senior Partner Jill Ginsberg is Board Certified in Elder Law
Another bragging post for Ginsberg Shulman, PL. Senior Partner Jill Ginsberg has passed the exam and is now Board Certified in the field of Elder Law. Board certification recognizes attorneys’ special knowledge, skills and proficiency in various areas of law and professionalism and ethics in practice. Certification is The Florida Bar’s highest level of evaluation of the… Read More
Facebook Allows Users to designate a “Legacy Contact” to manage their account after death
Finally. For those who have been following, the issue of “digital assets” is a fast developing problem in the estate planning world. Putting aside for a moment who has the right to “inherit” your assets, the bigger problem with estate planning attorneys is who has access to certain assets and online accounts when you die. Take for… Read More
Update: Harper Lee is ‘happy as hell’ about new book, say same people suspected of exploiting her.
Yesterday, I wrote about how I was suspicious about Harper Lee’s decision to publish her new novel. I wrote that she was blind, deaf, and probably mentally incapacitated. Everything that’s ever been written about her for the past 50 years has said that she never wanted to publish a second novel because there was nowhere… Read More
Robin Williams’s Wife and Kids are Fighting Over his Stuff
As an estate planning attorney, I know how important what is known as “tangible personal property” is to people. Generally there are two types of property: real property and personal property. Real property is land and buildings, and personal property is everything else. That includes, money, stocks, patents, digital assets, etc. When we talk about tangible… Read More
Harper Lee to publish “new” novel. But does she have capacity?
The literary world was all atwitter yesterday with news that Harper Lee, the reclusive author of To Kill A Mockingbird, will be publishing a new novel later this year. In fact, the novel isn’t “new” but was written before To Kill A Mockingbird, and has been hidden away for all these years. The novel, Go… Read More
Florida’s Draft Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Bill Passes Senate Judiciary Committee
The Florida version of the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets bill, SB 102, passed the state senate judiciary committee on February 3. This bill, if passed, will allow fiduciaries (personal representatives, trustees, guardians, and agents under a power of attorney) to access the digital assets of a principal. A copy of the bill and… Read More
Marriage Equality Comes to Florida – Now what?
As of 12:01 AM today, January 6, same sex couples can now get married in the state of Florida. I have written about estate planning for same sex couples before, but now this changes everything (in a good way). Before planning for a same sex couple involved using documents and contracts to establish a contractual relationship… Read More
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