Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets | Practical Law

Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets | Practical Law

A Practice Note discussing fiduciary access to digital assets. This Note focuses on the laws set out in the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (RUFADAA) and identifies notable state exceptions. This Note addresses fiduciary access to digital assets, including the role of a user, designated recipient, fiduciary, and custodian, the ability of different types of fiduciaries to access the content of a user's electronic communications, a catalogue of a user's electronic communications, and other digital assets, the duty of a fiduciary accessing a user's digital assets, and the potential liability of a custodian disclosing a user's digital assets.

Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets

Practical Law Practice Note w-000-7510 (Approx. 22 pages)

Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets

by Practical Law Trusts & Estates
MaintainedUSA (National/Federal)
A Practice Note discussing fiduciary access to digital assets. This Note focuses on the laws set out in the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (RUFADAA) and identifies notable state exceptions. This Note addresses fiduciary access to digital assets, including the role of a user, designated recipient, fiduciary, and custodian, the ability of different types of fiduciaries to access the content of a user's electronic communications, a catalogue of a user's electronic communications, and other digital assets, the duty of a fiduciary accessing a user's digital assets, and the potential liability of a custodian disclosing a user's digital assets.