“After she died, breaking into her phone was the only way to put together the pieces of her digital life.” This story of a family devastated by an unexpected death of a mother and having the added worry of having to figure out how to gain access to two decades of their mother’s digital life, … Continue reading “Hacking Mom’s Phone – Expect to Read More Like This”
This is a new estate planning issue that becomes very personal, very fast. Not planning for online estate management creates a host of disasters for those who are left behind, says The Guardian in the article “What happens to our online identities when we die?” Here’s just one aspect – a young woman with a … Continue reading “What happens if you don’t plan for your digital afterlife?”
We applaud NBC News’ addressing the issue of digital afterlife, but the advice was incorrect, and could cause people to lose so much of their loved one’s digital lives, including some that are irreplaceable. 1) If the digital account’s system figures out that someone who is not the account holder is trying to log in, … Continue reading “Digital Afterlife Needs a Digital Directives, Not Shared Passwords”
We’re heading to Brooklyn for Legal Geek’s first North American conference held in America. Jason Moyse, a member of our board of directors and principal of Law Made, describes it perfectly: “…it brings out the Magic Circle and Wall Street crowd and puts them in the same room as the garage guys with nary a … Continue reading “DCS Heading to Legal Geek North America Conference – June 25th in Brooklyn”
Over the last several years, I’ve crisscrossed this country preaching the importance of digital asset estate planning. I’ve met some of the most amazing attorneys and their clients. I always learn something new, which continues to fuel my excitement to be in this field. I’ve come to learn that your clients invest their time and … Continue reading “Don’t Believe Me? Just wait…and it will be costly!”
DCS is excited to be at Collision at the Enercare Centre in Toronto, a tech conference that brings together the people and companies that are redefining the tech industry. Forbes calls it “North America’s fastest-growing conference,” and that’s why we’re here. We’re setting meetings with the tech community to discuss their account holder digital asset … Continue reading “DCS at Collision Conference in Toronto”
Directive Communication System’s Lee Poskanzer was pleased to be a special guest speaker at the annual Successor Trustee Seminar presented by the Strauss Attorneys law firm in its Hendersonville, North Carolina office. The firm has embraced the importance of digital estate planning, offering their clients the DCS platforms to ensure that their digital property is … Continue reading “Founder Lee Poskanzer at Strauss Attorney’s Successor Trustee Seminar”
The death of Prince three years ago at age 57 added him to the long list of celebrities who never had wills created and left their heirs monumental estate disasters. In this case, the death of Prince Rogers Nelson stands for a few other lessons – the nation’s opioid crisis, the challenges of achieving a successful … Continue reading “Three Years Later, the Fees are Adding Up for Prince Estate”
You’ve no doubt read the news that Facebook will now use AI to help find profiles of people who have died so you don’t have to worry about receiving messages about their birthdays or anniversaries. From our perspective, it’s way too little, way too late. An expanded tribute section is all well and good, and … Continue reading “What Facebook Has Done – Not Much”
Kudos to The New York Times for recognizing what Lee Poskanzer has been living with for the last six years in the article R.I.P. to a Startling Facebook Feature: Reminders of Dead Friends’ Birthdays A reminder of a dead friend’s work anniversary was what drove Lee Poskanzer to start looking into what we now … Continue reading “Kudos to The New York Times for Recognizing the Spark that Started DCS”
