Digital Legacies

When we think of legacies in a will we think of cash bequests or the family heirloom however, in this digital era, legacies are changing. In today's digital world where more and more aspects of an individual's life are taking place online, it is important to consider what will happen to your digital assets when you pass away, e.g. on-line banking, photographs, music.

In 2011, a UK based charity commissioned a report on digital legacies, this report reveals that four out of five people in the UK (80%) own digital assets, but only 9% have considered how they will pass these on following their death. Gone are the days of photographs being kept in albums, it is now more common place to store these on a laptop or online and families are at risk of losing these precious memories if arrangements are not made to ensure that they are passed on.