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.
Great communication and service overall
Sonoma, CA
Attorney
Sep 16, 2021
HeirSearch was very easy to work with and very accommodating with what we needed.
McDonough, GA
Legal Assistant
Sep 08, 2021
I am so pleased with HeirSearch's timely and regular communication with me on this difficult research project. The dedication of your staff to accurately document each and every individual was amazing.
Baton Rouge, LA
Executive Director
Aug 16, 2021
We believed that the person we thought was in Japan would not be located. We were pleasantly surprised with both the speed and cost to locate missing person. We would have absolutely no hesitancy to recommend HeirSearch services.
San Marcos, CA
Attorney
Aug 09, 2021
I had a very good first experience with HeirSearch. You were excellent in giving updates and informing me of obstacles along the way. I would recommend and use your services again.
Miami, FL
Attorney
Aug 04, 2021
You and your team were wonderful to work with. I had a big ask in this case, and you guys knocked it out of the park.
Bremerton, WA
Attorney
Aug 03, 2021
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