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Navigating Change: 2024 in Review

As 2024 comes to a close, many of you may be looking back on your year. It’s an ideal time to reflect on our careers, lives, and personal growth—what goals we achieved and where we want to focus our efforts in 2025. This past year was an exciting and challenging year for will, estate, and […]

Finding Missing Heirs: Put Yourself in Their Shoes

Have you ever wondered what would happen if your name turned up on a “missing heir” list in some trust of...

7 Tips for Selecting an Heir Search Firm

You need to locate a missing heir to settle an estate or trust, but your own efforts so far have come up short. Where...

DNA and Genetic Genealogy

Using DNA to Determine Kinship DNA is a common tool used in investigations and identification. It’s one of many types...

What is an Affidavit of Heirship?

An affidavit of heirship (in some states referred to as a declaration of heirship) is a legal document used to determ...

Class Action Research: Why Use a Professional Search Firm?

HeirSearch has successfully located tens of thousands of class action beneficiaries, both nationally and internationa...

Land, Oil, Gas, and Mineral Rights Owner Search

In addition to trust and estate heir searches, we are often hired by attorneys to search for mineral right heirs for ...