Nebraska Mulls First Law Putting Deceased's Facebook Accounts Into Estate Plans
The Nebraska state legislature has been mulling a law that would require Facebook to grant access to a deceased person's account to the executor of that person's estate.
The Nebraska state legislature has been mulling a law that would require Facebook to grant access to a deceased person’s account to the executor of that person’s estate.
State Sen. John Wrightman introduced the proposed law last month at the behest of the Nebraska Bar Association, and it’s the first such bill we know of.
This proposed law would encompass not just Facebook, but all online accounts a deceased person had, stating:
A personal representative shall have the power, unless the personal representative’s authority has been restricted by will or by court order, to take control of, conduct, continue, or terminate any account of a deceased person on any social networking website, microblogging, or short message service website, or email service website.
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