Leave instructions for digital accounts when will-writing

With the rise of social networking, online shopping, and internet banking, it is becoming increasingly important to create provisions during the will-writing process to manage digital accounts.

Many individuals now have active online presences and assets that do not cease to exist upon death. Consequently, it is vital to have steps in place to close or distribute digital content and property in the event of fatality.

With many institutions pushing towards a paper-free environment, the trend towards online assets is only set to grow.

To ensure that loved ones are properly provided for and have access to important documents and information, placing provisions in one's will to facilitate access of beneficiaries to online information is vital.

Without such provisions, it will be difficult for beneficiaries to access personal and financial data that is buried on unnamed websites.

Moreover, with many people having vast online music, film and TV collections, it is important to decide who will inherit them to avoid their abandonment in the digital ether.

Published by Kevin Round