From long-lost grandchildren to hidden gold, HeirSearch cases are anything but ordinary.
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When the court appointed an administrator for the Estate of Luke Rose, one challenge immediately arose — locating all of the decedent’s heirs at law for proper notice and distribution. The administrator knew that Mr. Rose had four brothers — Gerry, Sim (or possibly Jim), Robert, and Steve Rose — but was uncertain whether any […]
The Challenge: A Trustee’s Search That Seemed Impossible When a sole trustee needed to locate a remainder beneficiary believed to be living in Egypt, the task appeared nearly impossible. Faced with limited information and no clear path forward, the trustee turned to HeirSearch—the experts in locating missing or unknown heirs. The Starting Point: Sparse and […]
The Unusual Circumstance In a unique and emotionally complex case, a married couple passed away within six hours of each other. The wife’s sister—acting as the executor and curator—was represented by an attorney tasked with locating the husband’s (decedent) rightful heirs. Although the decedent died in one state, he had been born and raised in […]
When Betty Colton died intestate at the age of 78, the court-appointed curator for her estate faced a complex situation. The decedent was a hoarder, leaving behind a cluttered home filled with various items but little valuable property for potential heirs. The estate consisted mainly of a homestead and some exempt property. The curator knew […]
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The Challenge An attorney representing the executor of an estate needed to conduct a diligent search to provide notic...
The Unseen Challenge When John King passed away, he left behind a revocable trust naming his cousins, Mary Mahomes an...
Challenging Case When an attorney’s client passed away, the decedent left behind a brother known to reside in J...
When Christian Mahoney, a lifelong bachelor with no children and predeceased by his brother, mother, and father, pass...
Susan North established a lifetime revocable living trust designating her son as the primary beneficiary. However, wh...
An attorney in Illinois hired HeirSearch to identify & locate the heirs at law of Gene Sanderson, a U.S. Army vet...
An attorney in Texas hired HeirSearch to identify & locate Beatrice Hawthorn and, if deceased, her issue. Given ...
In this HeirSearch success story, we explore the curious case of a decedent with a substantial estate and no children...
An attorney in Pennsylvania representing the trustee hired HeirSearch to identify and locate any surviving issue. The...
A private fiduciary company in California retains HeirSearch’s services to identify, locate, and prove a decedent’s ...
HeirSearch’s investigative expertise is put to test by reconstructing an estranged family tree. When Jenny Airedale p...
A Connecticut-based attorney approached HeirSearch to conduct an overseas search to facilitate an estate settlement. ...
A bank leverages HeirSearch’s investigative expertise to identify the rightful beneficiaries in a complex fami...
How can fiduciary professionals fulfil their fiduciary duty when a decedent’s true name is unknown? A Michigan Public...
How HeirSearch helps legal professionals satisfy the courts, even when the estate in question has no living heirs. A ...
A Nevada-Based Public Administrator approached HeirSearch to solve a puzzling case. A Public Administrator engaged He...
How can legal professionals satisfy the courts when the extent of a decedent’s family is unknown? When a New York-bas...
When a Public Administrator was tasked with confirming heirship for a man with no known family, HeirSearch was the fi...
Mary Wilson was an elderly woman under the care of a Florida Plenary Guardian. Her health was declining and she was r...
An estate attorney in Missouri leverages HeirSearch’s expertise to locate and identify an heir who hadn’t been heard...
Family history on the back of a single photograph When an elderly matriarch passed away, she took her family history ...
Where do you find a missing relative and estranged heir? The lost heir had no record of stable employment and his fam...
Was the information incorrect, or had the rightful heirs simply disappeared? When an attorney couldn’t locate the two...
We find heirs, even when they seem determined to stay lost. The woman named in the will had changed her name so many ...
An unexpected inheritance helped a man get back on his feet. The man hadn’t had contact with his family for years, bu...
How do you search for heirs to solve a decade-old cold case? The bank assumed control of a woman’s financial affairs ...
Building trust to find the truth. Did the lost heir even exist? A widow was reluctant to speak about her family with ...
Finding family members isn’t always straightforward, especially when someone destroys records. An elderly man’s will ...
Sometimes, it really is as simple as a spelling mistake. A man left a sizeable inheritance to the daughter he hadn’t ...
No one expects to find a hidden treasure. Cleaners discovered $7.4 million in gold hidden in Milton Hyde’s home after...
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