A digital executor is tasked with marshaling digital assets, procuring digital assets not in the digital executor’s possession, protecting and preserving these assets, and ultimately distributing or destroying them as specified in a decedent or incapable person's estate plan.
In order to access a digital device owned by the decedent you must have the legal authority to do so, either through a will, a trust, or Probate. If you have the legal authority to settle the decedent's estate including the computing device, then the next step depends upon the device, its operating system software, and how it's protected.
A digital executor is tasked with marshalling, procuring, protecting, and preserving an individual's digital assets and digital property.
A digital executor should be able to:
Locating and securing digital assets and digital property requires experience working with a multitude of computer devices, operating systems, and software applications. The digital footprint left by a decedent can often be much larger than imagined and requires a significant effort to search for their digital assets. Mylennium provides the technology experience needed to locate, and protect digital assets to allow you to focus on the overall executorship of the estate.
The most commonplace devices are desktop computer, laptop computer, tablet, and mobile phone.
If you are unable to login to the decedent's account on the device you are faced with the following choices:
