{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Trust Company Talks","title":"Protecting Digital Assets in Estate Planning: A Conversation with Hannah Baublitz","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2783,"description":"Most people spend hours crafting a will or revising a trust. However, very few have given a moment's thought to what happens to their email, photos, social media accounts or cryptocurrency when they pass away. That oversight can leave loved ones locked out, confused, or scrambling to find critical accounts and information.\nOn the newest episode of Trust Company Talks, hosts Bill Noble and Burke Koonce talk with Hannah Baublitz, J.D., General Counsel of Trust Company of the South, for a direct conversation about digital assets and the critical role they should play in your estate plan. Hannah brings over two decades of legal experience to a problem that barely existed when she started her career: the legal reality of managing someone's digital life after they pass away.\nNorth Carolina adopted the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act in 2016, but it remains one of the least understood pieces of estate law. Hannah provides the practical steps anyone can take today, the platforms people actually use (Apple, Meta, Google, Venmo, Etsy) and what happens when you don't plan at all. She explains the three-tier system of access, introduces the concept of a digital executor and addresses the specific challenge of cryptocurrency, where the phrase \"not your key, not your coin\" takes on urgent meaning.\nIn the conversation:What actually counts as a digital asset, and why it's far broader than most people realizeThe three-tier hierarchy that governs access to your digital accounts after deathWhich online platforms have built-in tools to manage your accounts, and how to set them upHow to include digital asset language in your power of attorney, trust or willThe unique challenge of cryptocurrency and why private keys matterBest practices for keeping an inventory and updating your plan as technology changesYour digital accounts are part of your estate, but most people's plans don't address them. This episode covers what you need to do so your family isn't left...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/f5BlDJLziLT_j2PJ3x_DEkFMuQMLO5CZMcsPmT6tzM8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ5NjgyLzE3MDc3/NjMwMTQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}