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Estate Planning for Military Members in 2025

Estate planning remains a critical component of preparing for the future, particularly for military members, whose careers come with unique legal and logistical complexities. As an estate or trust professional, your role in supporting these clients requires both a firm grasp of evolving federal policies and a sensitivity to the genealogical challenges that military families […]

How Genetic Material is Changing Consanguinity

The rapidly advancing field of reproductive technology presents trust and estate professionals with uncharted territo...

Estate & Gift Planning Awareness Month: Long-Term Care Considerations

Estate planning is about more than ensuring your clients’ assets are distributed according to their wishes. It’s abou...

Guiding Your Clients With Heirs’ Property

Heirs’ property presents a unique and complex challenge for trust and estate professionals, particularly when d...

Holographic Wills: Lessons from Aretha Franklin’s Estate

In estate planning, trust and estate professionals are responsible for establishing and following legal documentation...

Wrongful Death Heir Searches: Why You Should Use a Professional Search Firm

HeirSearch can assist legal professionals with wrongful death heir searches, which involve locating family members wh...

Mass Tort Plaintiff Searches: Why You Should Use a Professional Search Firm

At HeirSearch, we search for mass tort plaintiffs and their heirs. Common torts we can assist with include: Inflictio...