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.
We really like working with HeirSearch, we find your process to be very easy to navigate, which we like. I honestly don’t have any criticisms! You guys do a great job, you are easy to work with and you are fast.
Cheyenne, WY
Executive Director
Sep 19, 2022
The heir search process was very comprehensive and worked with the needs of the Estate requirements in Pennsylvania. The report that was produced was very detailed and thorough. Client was satisfied with the experience!
Pittsburgh, PA
Attorney
Sep 07, 2022
This was a very complicated project involving a search for relatives who died close to 100 years ago. As well as family members who changed their names and lived in countries with records that have been destroyed. HeirSearch found all the people who needed to be found and provided the information I needed to file with the court.
Olney, MD
Attorney
Aug 30, 2022
Thank you for following up. The search HeirSearch performed for us was very simple and went smoothly without any difficulties. Researcher was easy to work with and very thorough. We will keep HeirSearch in mind when we are in need of services again.
Lancaster, PA
Paralegal
Aug 24, 2022
We had a great experience using HeirSearch. They were very thorough and presented their findings in an orderly way.
Cayuga, IN
Attorney
Aug 22, 2022
As a Law Firm that represents clients and the final affairs in the most difficult times, our office reached out to HeirSearch in hopes to find a missing heir in the family to complete the process. The staff was beyond professional and very communicative. The service that HeirSearch has provided is definitely one that we would highly recommend.
Keota, IA
Legal Assistant
Aug 08, 2022
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