Abstract
Today, e-mail is a part of the average person's everyday life. Despite their widespread use, legislatures and courts have not needed to deal in great detail with the disposition and ownership of personal e-mail accounts. This is attributable, in part, to the novelty of e-mail, but is more likely the result of the lag between the advent of e-mail and the death of those that most often use it. With the number of e-mail users increasing, the number of people who die owning e-mail accounts will also increase. As such, the question of what happens to personal e-mail at death is certain to become a pressing legal issue. Estate planning attorneys cannot idly wait for the law to evolve, nor can clients rely on the current landscape to protect their interests.
Recommended Citation
Atwater, Justin
(2006)
"Political Education: An Analysis of the Policy and Politics Behind Utah's Opposition to No Child Left Behind,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 2006:
No.
2, Article 5.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2006/iss2/5