Mahopac Legal Blog

One thing that people need to start accounting for in their estate plans is the protection of their digital accounts and assets. Take, for example, the number of people who have accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media pages. These accounts can be left open after a person's death, closed or converted into legacy accounts, which can be used to mourn, celebrate and remember a person after they've passed away.

If you are someone who has social media accounts like these, it's your responsibility to decide how you want to handle your social media accounts after death. In your estate plan, you can provide passwords and usernames to help others access your accounts to do with them as you designate.

Driving when intoxicated can quickly cause problems for you. If you cause a crash, you could be charged for harming or killing another person on top of being intoxicated and reckless. Even worse, if you have passengers or children in your vehicle, you could face penalties that are much more significant, going as far as to threaten your ability to keep custody of your child in the most severe cases.

Take, for example, this case should be a warning not to drink and drive. According to the news report, the female driver had her 4-year-old child in the vehicle while she was intoxicated. She was driving at around 10:30 p.m. when she struck a 29-year-old man who was traveling on an e-bike. The 22-year-old woman then drove her vehicle onto the curb and hit a building.

When your child with special needs came into your life, everything changed. You certainly knew struggles and heartaches like never before, but you may also have experienced the kinds of joy many other parents take for granted. You may spend most of your days thinking about ways to protect and care for your child.

As the years pass, those challenges become more important. Unfortunately, as your child grows older, so do you. You know you will not always be around to provide that care and protection, so it is critical to learn about your options for continuing your support into your child's future. Adding a special needs trust to your estate plan is the first step, but you must also consider how to adequately fund that trust.

There are many ways that a DWI can change the way your future looks. You might lose your job or have difficulties getting there on time. People around you may develop a negative opinion of you. Financially, you could be stressed by the pressure of paying for the DWI's fines and fees while also trying to keep or find a new job.

There are some ways that DWIs can impact you that people often overlook. That's the way it can impact your family dynamic. For example, you probably know that your spouse or partner will be mad if you get a DWI, but is that the only thing your DWI will affect? If you have kids, they may suffer as a result of tighter finances in the home, and even if not, your spouse might have to help you pay what you owe as a result of your actions.