Digital Assets in a Vermont Estate Plan

Inventory value and access separately

List devices, storage, email, social accounts, domains, websites, financial platforms, rewards, subscriptions, intellectual property, and business systems. Record where credentials and recovery methods are stored, not the secrets themselves.

Use the right authority

A will, trust, power of attorney, and online-provider tool can address different periods and different rights. Access to account contents may differ from authority to manage or transfer the underlying asset.

Leave practical instructions

An authorized person still needs a workable map.

• Device and encryption recovery
• Password-manager emergency access
• Two-factor authentication plan
• Domain and hosting ownership
• Business continuity contacts
• Accounts to preserve, memorialize, transfer, or close