Probate,
Government
May 2, 2017
Law only partially addresses post-death treatment of digital assets
Apple recently denied Peggy Bush access to her deceased husband, David's, Apple ID password so she could reload an already purchased game on their iPad. Instead, Apple requested a court order before they would provide access to the account.
Megan Lisa Jones
Email: megan.jones@withersworldwide.com
Loyola Law School
Megan is a tax attorney who specializes in estate and business planning. She was previously an investment banker at firms including Lazard Freres & Company.
Apple recently denied Peggy Bush access to her deceased husband, David's, Apple ID password so she could reload an already purchased game on their iPad. Instead, Apple requested a court order before they would provide access to the account. Common among spouses, Peggy and David had both mutually used the iPad. While Peggy knew the iPad log-in information, she didn't have the required password for the download. Thus without Apple's help, she couldn't download what she'd bought. Given the ex...
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