{"id":11487,"date":"2020-05-19T11:10:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T11:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/probatestars.com\/?p=11487"},"modified":"2020-05-19T11:10:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T11:10:13","slug":"california-executors-access-to-a-decedents-digital-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/probatestars.com\/california-executors-access-to-a-decedents-digital-assets\/","title":{"rendered":"California Executors’ Access To A Decedent’s Digital Assets"},"content":{"rendered":"
California\u2019s Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act allows a California testator to give an executor, administrator, trustee, or other fiduciary authority over his or her digital assets upon the testator\u2019s death or incapacity.\u00a0 The Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act can be found in sections 870-884 of the California Probate Code<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act allows the grant of authority to access, modify, and delete files and online accounts.\u00a0 These accounts include social media accounts, email accounts, banking, file sharing, and other online platforms<\/p>\n California’s Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act also allows a testator to prohibit certain people from accessing accounts.<\/p>\n \u201cDigital asset\u201d is defined under the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act as follows:<\/p>\n \u201cDigital asset\u201d means an electronic record in which an individual has a right or interest. The term \u201cdigital asset\u201d does not include an underlying asset or liability, unless the asset or liability is itself an electronic record.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Act applies to any of the following:<\/p>\n (1) A fiduciary acting under a will executed before, on, or after January 1, 2017.<\/p>\n (2) A personal representative<\/a> acting for a decedent who died before, on, or after January 1, 2017.<\/p>\n (3) A trustee acting under a trust created before, on, or after January 1, 2017.<\/p>\n (4) A custodian of digital assets for a user if the user resides in this state or resided in this state at the time of the user\u2019s death.<\/p>\n The Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act does not apply to a digital asset of an employer used by an employee in the ordinary course of the employer\u2019s business.<\/p>\n Simply being an executor or other fiduciary does not mean that the executor has the right to access a decedent\u2019s digital assets.\u00a0 The executor or fiduciary is required to show that the decedent has consented to the disclosure.<\/p>\n Under the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, a California executor has the right to receive disclosure of a decedent\u2019s assets if they can show one of the following three things:<\/p>\n The extent of the digital assets accessible by the California executor or fiduciary depends on the authority granted and the custodian\u2019s exercise of discretion.\u00a0 The custodian (defined as a person that carries, maintains, processes, receives, or stores a digital asset of a user), when disclosing the digital assets of a user under the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, may grant the executor or fiduciary:<\/p>\n A custodian does not have to disclose any digital assets that were deleted by a user.\u00a0 Additionally, if a custodian is requested to disclose some, but not all, of a user\u2019s digital assets, the custodian need not disclose the assets if segregation of the assets would impose an undue burden on the custodian.\u00a0\u00a0 See <\/em>California Probate Code \u00a7 875<\/a>.<\/p>\n It is a good idea to have a plan for what happens to your digital footprint after you pass away – a California probate lawyer<\/a> can help guide you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" California\u2019s Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act allows a California testator to give an executor, administrator, trustee, or other fiduciary authority over his or her digital assets upon the testator\u2019s death or incapacity.\u00a0 The Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act can be found in sections 870-884 of the California Probate Code. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4741,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1198,214],"yoast_head":"\nWhat Is A Digital Asset?<\/h2>\n
Who Does California’s Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act Apply To?<\/h2>\n
What Authority Does A California Executor Have Over Digital Assets After Death?<\/h2>\n
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What Digital Assets Can A California Executor Access?<\/h2>\n
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