Bursack: Death left family unable to access to vital online accounts

Bursack: Death left family unable to access to vital online accounts

Dear Carol: I rarely see this problem addressed. My dad, a widower, was in excellent health for someone in their 70s. He was fully able to handle his financial and medical affairs. Still, he understood the importance of the necessary legal work to include the family’s ability to care for him and take over after his death. What happened is that a massive heart attack took his life. Since he had no heart risk other than age, the suddenness was dev…