Pew Research has reported that since 2002 about 92% of adults in the US use email everyday but how many people include in their wills what happens to the email and Social Media accounts? The answer is – not many.

Dallas lawyer Ira Silverman, who specializes in wills, trusts and probate, offers this advice:

• Include language in your will to authorize access to and to transfer ownership of all your digital assets, data, media and information.
• Also, keep a list of all such information for your survivors — and include applicable passwords for — social media, email accounts… any site where you have to log in with a user ID and password.”

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Tags: Digital Assets, Pew Research, Social Media