Weber, Kracht, & Chellew

Attorneys At Law

Building Trust. Providing Solutions
in Our Community.

 

Call for a Consultation:

215-257-5114

The Weber Kracht & Chellew Twitterverse is Expanding

By

Twitter_burstbackground

 

The Weber Kracht & Chellew Twitterverse is expanding. In addition to following our firm, you can now follow two of our attorneys.

Abigail Tuttle (Abigail Fillman prior to her recent marriage) is tweeting via the handle @AbbyFamilyLaw4U and Mike Frisbie is tweeting with the handle @TrustinFrisbie. Take a moment to follow their accounts to stay in the know about developments within their practice areas ranging from family law, criminal defense and insurance defense to estate planning and administration, business counseling, real estate and civil and commercial litigation.

This blog is designed for general information only. The information presented should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship.

 

Facebook Introduces “Legacy Contact”

By

Warning. This post could get a little morbid, but let’s just call it “estate planning.”

Up until now, Facebook had no mechanism to deal with a personal Facebook page once the person had passed away. Some of you might already have cared for this by giving your log-in information to a trusted relative or friend, but the fine print states that is a violation of Facebook’s terms of service.

Now there is a solution. Facebook has introduced new options, as explained by Slate’s Will Oremus:

…the social network announced a new setting that will give every Facebook user the option to have their account permanently deleted when they die. Alternatively, users can now designate a “legacy contact”—a friend or family member to take control of certain aspects of their account after death.

Specifically, the legacy contact will be able to:

  • Change the dead person’s profile picture and cover photo
  • Write a special post that will be pinned to the top of his or her timeline (e.g., a memorial service announcement)
  • Accept friend requests from real-life friends and family who weren’t connected to the deceased on Facebook.

2015-02-16 21.55.45

So even though we joked about this new option being part of your estate planning, it’s actually a good idea to keep us in the loop on this decision the next time you come in to the office to update your estate plans.

This blog is designed for general information only. The information presented should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship.

 

Before You Post That Facebook Copyright Declaration, Read This

By

keyboard_share

It’s a new year but the same online hoaxes are making the rounds. While you were posting photos of your festivities on Facebook over the holidays, you might have seen this:

As of January 5th, 2015 at 6:20 a.m. Eastern standard time, I do not give Facebook or any entities associated with Facebook permission to use my pictures, information, or posts, both past and future. By this statement, I give notice to Facebook it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, or take any other action against me based on this profile and/or its contents. The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of privacy can be punished by law (UCC 1-308- 1 1 308-103 and the Rome Statute). NOTE: Facebook is now a public entity. All members must post a note like this. If you prefer, you can copy and paste this version. If you do not publish a statement at least once it will be tactically allowing the use of your photos, as well as the information contained in the profile status updates. DO NOT SHARE. You MUST copy and paste.

As this ConsumerAffairs.com piece shares, this is not only invalid, it’s unnecessary. Facebook might get on your last nerve with its never-ending newsfeed changes, but in this instance they’re in the clear.

This blog is designed for general information only. The information presented should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship.

Contact Us

Weber & Kracht & Chellew
847 W Market St
Perkasie, PA 18944
215-257-5114
Fax 215-257-0506
info@wkclaw.net
Join Our Email List