If you haven’t properly addressed your digital assets in your estate plan, there’s a good chance that most of those assets will be lost forever when you die. Here we’ll discuss the most common types of digital assets, along with some practical tips to ensure your digital property is properly accounted for, managed, and passed on in the event of your incapacity or death.
Continue readingPlanning for Incapacity: Lessons Learned from Britney Spears
Had Britney done some estate planning, she could have chosen the person, or persons, who would be in charge of making decisions on her behalf during any period when her incapacity was at issue. With the right planning, Britney could have even spelled out the specific conditions that must be met for her to be deemed incapacitated in the first place.
Continue readingConservatorship and Controversy? The Britney Spears’ Saga
In January of 2008, the court placed Britney Spears under a conservatorship, led by her father, Jamie Spears, after she was hospitalized twice during her public mental struggles. From 2008 until 2019, Britney’s father had complete control over her life choices and money.
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