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.
A combination of specialized education, training and experience makes our research experts 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. We include all available supporting documentation 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 was very pleased with the work your firm did, it was timely and the fees were reasonable. I would not hesitate to use your services again and would happily refer you to others.
Waukesha, WI
Attorney
Jul 22, 2020
You did an excellent, prompt and complete job. I will let you know when I need assistance again.
Birmingham, AL
Attorney
Jun 24, 2020
Everything was great, thank you for your hard work.
Lexington, SC
Attorney
Jun 17, 2020
I received your report and the missing beneficiaries have been in contact with me, so we’re well on our way! Thank you for your help in finding these heirs – your firm did a great job. I will be sure to recommend HeirSearch to my colleagues.
Portland, OR
Trust Officer
Jun 16, 2020
It was a great experience working with your team—they were responsive and reliable. I was very pleased with the resulting report.
Summit, NJ
Attorney
May 29, 2020
I was pleased with your services. Everyone I dealt with was very helpful and professional.
Fort Myers, FL
Attorney
May 18, 2020
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