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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill S.1110 194th (Current)

An Act clarifying the rights of fiduciaries to access digital assets

By Mr. Finegold, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1110) of Barry R. Finegold for legislation relative to uniform fiduciary access to digital assets. The Judiciary.

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Bill Information

Presenter:
Barry R. Finegold
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
o Adapted from the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (RUFADAA) proposed by the Uniform Law Commission, this legislation establishes a standard framework governing the conditions and manner in which a designated fiduciary can access a decedent’s electronic accounts and other assets in the absence of a will, trust, or other estate document indicating the decedent’s preferences. Varying from RUFADAA, S.1110 also contains specific provisions for accessing the contents of a decedent’s electronic communications in the case of a young adult (college/university student). Massachusetts is one of only 4 US jurisdictions that has not adopted a Uniform Fiduciary Access law (Delaware, Louisiana, Puerto Rico, and Massachusetts), leaving ambiguity and additional administrative work for the Probate Court system when a decedent has not left clear instructions for the disposition of their digital assets.
* The bill summary was created by the Primary Sponsor of the bill; no committee of the General Court certifies the accuracy of its contents.

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