We order food online, do our banking online, complete most of our work online, sign contracts online, and in the age of Covid-19, we do just about everything else online. As technology becomes more mature, intelligent, integrated into our everyday lives, an increasing percentage of our assets will become completely digital. But are those digital assets protected and planned for in your estate plan? Well, they better be, or your beneficiaries could be in for a legal nightmare come probate. Read the full article here: https://www.oflaherty-law.com/learn-about-law/why-you-need-to-include-your-digital-assets-in-your-illinois-estate-plan

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In this video, we will discuss the importance of including your digital assets in your estate plan and answer the following questions: what is considered a digital asset?, why should digital assets be separated from other assets in estate planning?, what laws control access to digital assets?, what obstacles could a beneficiary face when retrieving a digital asset?, and how do I make my estate plan digital asset friendly?

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