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New Pa.R.O.C.P. 10.7 on Digital Assets; Correction to Rule 15.10

Posted on October 13, 2024 by Daniel EvansOctober 13, 2024

The Supreme Court has adopted a new Pa. R.O.C.P. 10.7 implementing 20 Pa.C.S. 3908, which provides that the filing of certain affidavits with the Register of Wills has the same effect as the “finding of a court” for the purpose … Continue reading →

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S.B. 1084 and Digital Assets

Posted on June 27, 2024 by Daniel EvansJuly 1, 2024

Both houses of the Pennsylvania legislature have passed S.B. 1084, which makes a number of changes to Title 13 (the Uniform Commercial Code) relating to electronic transactions, and also makes a technical change to Chapter 56 of Title 20 (the...

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Posted in News, Statutes | Tagged Digital assets, Power of Attorney

New Proposed O.C. Rule for Digital Assets

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Daniel EvansDecember 4, 2022

The Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee has published a new proposal for a rule for Registers of Wills for the disclosure of the digital assets of a decedent to the personal representative of the decedent’s estate in accordance with 20 … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Rules and Regs. | Tagged Digital assets, Pa.O.C. Rules, Register of Wills

PBA Opposes Proposed Pa.O.C. Rule 10.7 on Digital Assets

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Daniel EvansDecember 4, 2022

At the recommendation of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the PBA Board of Governors has voted to oppose the adoption of Pa.O.C. Rule 10.7 that had been proposed by the Supreme Court … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Digital assets, Pa.O.C. Rules

Proposed Rule for Digital Assets

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Daniel EvansApril 2, 2021

The Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee has published a proposal for a new rule for Registers of Wills that would provide a cross-reference to 20 Pa.C.S. § 3908, which allows disclosure of digital assets through the filing of an affidavit … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Rules and Regs. | Tagged Digital assets, Pa.O.C. Rules, Register of Wills

New Act on Digital Assets

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Daniel EvansJuly 27, 2020

S.B. 320 was signed into law by Governor Wolf on July 23, 2020, becoming Act 72 of 2020. S.B. 320 enacts the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act as Chapter 39 of the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code, … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Digital assets, Fiduciary powers

Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Daniel EvansAugust 15, 2023

Senate Bill 320, which enacts the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (“RUFADAA”) as Chapter 39 of the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code, 20 Pa.C.S. Ch. 39, was signed into law by Governor Wolf on July 23, 2020,...

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Posted in Articles | Tagged Digital assets, Fiduciary powers

Federal Law Does Not Bar Access to Decedent’s On-Line Accounts (Mass.)

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has held that the federal Stored Communications Act (18 U.S.C. §§ 2701 et. seq.) does not prohibit Internet service providers from providing access to the digital assets of a decedent to the personal representatives … Continue reading →

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New Proposed Changes to PEF Code

The Advisory Committee on Decedents’ Estates Laws of the Joint State Government Commission has released a new report recommending changes to the Probate, Estates and Fiduciary Code (Title 20 Pa.C.S.) and Title 20 Pa.C.S. (Corporations and Unincorporated Associations). Proposed changes … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Decedent's remains, Digital assets, Endowment funds, Uniform Transfer to Minors Act

Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Daniel EvansFebruary 21, 2015

At its recently completed 2014 annual meeting, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law approved the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.  When enacted by the various states, the act will provide personal representatives of estates, agents … Continue reading →

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