Elizabeth Fernandez, Esq. is an attorney in EPGD Law’s probate and estate planning department. She received her B.A. in Political Science from Florida International University, and is a Lifetime Member of the FIU Alumni Association. Elizabeth earned her Juris Doctor with honors from St. Thomas University School of Law. While at St. Thomas, she was the President of the St. Thomas University Chapter of the Cuban American Bar Association and briefly served as Executive Vice President of the St. Thomas University Trial Team. Elizabeth received the CALI Book Award for Administrative law and earned Dean’s List distinctions several times. Before joining EPGD Law, Mrs. Fernandez interned at the City of Miami City Attorney’s Office, where she assisted in civil litigation matters, and the CABA Pro Bono Project.
Elizabeth is involved in the following professional associations:
• Dade County Bar Association
• South Miami Kendall Bar Association
• Cuban American Bar Association
Elizabeth is fluent in Spanish, and is admitted to practice law in the State of Florida, She is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of Florida. In her spare time, Elizabeth enjoys attending sporting events and concerts, and spending time with her family.
Elizabeth focuses her practice on Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Guardianship, Probate, and Advanced Directives.
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Section I. What are digital assets?
a) Definition of Digital
b) Digital Assets as defined by the UFADAA
c) Type of digital assets
Section II. Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (UFADAA)
a) What is the UFADAA
b) What is covered by the UFADAA
c) States following the UFADAA or a similar Act
Section III. Importance of having a digital estate plan
a) Digital assets are hard to discover without an estate plan
b) Digital assets can be very valuable
c) Giving you personal representative necessary passwords and authority to access the digital assets
Section IV. Does a decedent “own” digital accounts, or do they simply have a license?
a) Who “owns” the digital accounts
b) How can a personal representative access the digital assets
c) How to transfer or close the digital assets after death
Section V. Digital Assets and Personal Property Rules
a) How to devise digital assets
b) What laws govern digital assets
Section VI. Probate for Digital Assets?
a) How probate court deals with digital assets
b) Avoiding probate court
