Missing Heir Found
New York City, NY
Level II First Cousin
HeirSearch™ research experts work with executors, administrators, trustees, fiduciaries, bank and trust officers, and their counsel to establish kinship for legal purposes. Since 1967, we’ve used forensic genealogy, an analytical research method, to successfully complete tens of thousands of worldwide searches.
Our five-pillar approach ensures reasonable, non-percentage-based fees, authorized search services, a 97% success rate, documented court-ready reports and worldwide service.
Since 1967, we’ve specialized in providing forensic genealogy services to the legal and trust professions.
Forensic genealogy is an analytical research method used to establish kinship for legal purposes. HeirSearch™ experts conduct thorough and unbiased research, complete with court-ready reporting and expert testimony.
At HeirSearch, we hold ourselves to the highest professional and ethical standards. We Find Missing Heirs A Better Way®.
Our fees are quoted in advance and determined by a set fee schedule based on the type of search and your requirements – never as a percentage of the trust or estate.
Significant windfall rewards are available for heir hunters, who frequently start unauthorized searches without client consent or contractual arrangement. Our reasonable fees are always quoted in advance, and we never initiate an independent search. Our experience has shown that courts look more favourably on agreements with heir search firms when the cost of the search is known in advance.
Thanks to a combination of specialized education, training and experience, our research experts are highly qualified to find missing heirs and beneficiaries. Since 1967, this knowledge and expertise has resulted in an average success rate of 97%.
Our final report provides clear and convincing evidence, suitable for an exhibit in court proceedings. All available supporting documentation is included in a concise, easy-to-read format.
HeirSearch has successfully located tens of thousands of missing heirs and lost beneficiaries in more than 65 countries. Regardless of the location of the missing heirs or amount of information available on them, our in-house knowledge and international expertise means we succeed where other search firms often fail.
We use our professional expertise to identify, locate, prove and report known and unknown heirs or beneficiaries, both domestically and internationally.
We help clients fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities in providing notice to heirs by supplying current contact information (or the results of our due diligence search efforts) in order to provide notice of estate or trust matters.
We identify, locate, prove and report heirs or beneficiaries on matters related to Clear and Quiet Title Actions and Property Ownership.
I appreciate the follow up. Everything was wonderful and we are thankful for the hard work put in. HeirSearch is definitely a go to when it comes to some of those more challenging claims.
Omaha, NE
Legal Assistant
Jun 17, 2021
We are a big advocate of HeirSearch - and really appreciate what you did for us and for the beneficiaries of the estate we are working on. Our clients really appreciated your work as well..
San Antonio, TX
Attorney
May 26, 2021
I have recommended your firm in the past and will continue to do so! Your thoroughness, response time and ease of contact are outstanding. I cannot think of anything that needs to be improved upon and will definitely contact you again if the need arises.
Kerrville, TX
Trust Officer
May 20, 2021
Awesome work finding our missing heirs HeirSearch. We will definitely be using your service again.
Delta, BC
Attorney
Apr 30, 2021
I wanted to let you know that we had a great experience with HeirSearch and we are completely satisfied with your services and how our case was handled. We couldn’t be more pleased! We will definitely reach out in the future if we need your expertise again!
Cleveland, OH
Manager of Legal Affairs
Apr 29, 2021
You did a superlative job, above and beyond expectations.
New York, NY
Partner
Mar 24, 2021
I was very satisfied with your services. The updates and eventual documentation were very helpful. I would refer anyone to HeirSearch. Your company is very thorough and it was a pleasure working with you and your team.
Vancouver, WA
Legal Assistant
Jan 19, 2021
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