Private Client ServicesMissing heir location for legal and trust specialists.
Whether you need us to trace missing heirs to an intestacy or a missing beneficiary of a Will, we are confident we can provide a successful outcome.
Our worldwide missing heir location is fast, efficient and cost-effective
Our expert team has many years of experience in tracing missing beneficiaries around the world.
Estate representatives carry a fiduciary responsibility that demands diligence, prudence, and loyalty. Integral to this duty is the mitigation of risk throughout the estate distribution process.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Identifying all beneficiaries named in the will.
Confirming legal heirs in cases of intestacy, in accordance with provincial succession laws.
Making reasonable and documented efforts to trace missing or unknown heirs.
Ensuring assets are distributed only after rightful entitlement has been thoroughly established.
Results can often be guaranteed or no fee is payable.
Contact us today for a free, bespoke quotation.
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As circumstances are often unique our quotations are specific to each individual case. Therefore, please call us for an instant quotation. Alternatively please write, fax or email us with details.
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You may already be familiar with our work, or you are now ready to instruct us to find the missing or unknown beneficiaries you are seeking. Please either call us or complete the online instruction form. We will acknowledge receipt of your instructions by return.
Call 0800 085 8796 (UK only) or +44 (0)20 7490 4935 (worldwide) now – we will take down details of your case, confirm costs and begin research immediately. All instructions are confirmed in writing for your reassurance. Quotations can be given instantly so feel free to call and we will try to help you.
- A single point of contact.
- Responsiveness
- Transparency
- Politeness
- Professionalism
- Sensitivity
- Data protection in line with GDPR (2018).
- Excellent customer service.
- Ethics, integrity and social responsibility.
Fee Options
All our fee options are independently checked and approved and in most cases you will be given a choice as to which you prefer. However, in some situations not all options are appropriate and we will advise you on this according to the specific circumstances of the case you are working on when we provide a quotation. Please read more about our fee options below. If special circumstances exist and you would like to discuss a bespoke fee structure, please contact us
In all cases we will always provide you with a full report at the conclusion of our research.
Contingency
Estate/Trust Agreement
Budget
Fixed Fee
Contingency
Research is carried out at no charge to the estate or your firm. A percentage commission is agreed with heir(s) payable from their individual net share(s) on distribution of the estate. This is currently our most popular fee option.
- Ideal in intestate Estates where there is no known next of kin or part of the family is missing or unknown.
- Also possible where tracing heirs named in a will.
- Quick results – work can commence immediately on telephoned or online authority.
- Maximum percentage commission can be set in advance.
- No personal or financial risk to Solicitors, Administrators or heirs.
- Sums due to any currently known heirs will remain unaffected and their claims can be verified free of charge in the course of research.
- Finders’ Missing Will Service is available free of charge when this option is chosen.
- Work can be completed within a timescale of your choosing.
- No disbursement charges.
- No heir(s) found = No fee.
Estate/Trust Agreement
Research is carried out at no charge to the estate or your firm. A percentage commission or pre-arranged fee is agreed with Executor, Administrator, Trustee or Personal Representative (“PR”) in advance. Our fee is then payable from the individual net share(s) of any heir(s) we locate on distribution of the estate or share(s) in question.
- Ideal where modest sums are at stake, but can be used in most situations where a PR is already appointed.
- Suited to situations where the heir(s) to be found are thought to be close kin to the deceased (i.e. Spouse or issue), minors or disabled.
- Quick results – work can commence immediately on telephoned or online authority.
- Maximum percentage commission can be set in advance.
- No disbursement charges.
- No heir(s) found = No fee.
Budget
Research carried out to an agreed budget limit and paid by the general estate. We report on the conclusion or progress made within this figure. Please note that, whilst we try to quote to complete research within the budget, further budget(s) may be required if research expands or is more complex than originally anticipated. Our fees are inclusive of all general expenses (post/fax etc.) but exclusive of disbursements (see terms & conditions for details) which are recharged at cost. Fees payable by 28 day invoice on production of our report.
- Ideal where steady progressive research is preferred, usually into specifically defined areas of the family tree.
- Suitable for research to find beneficiaries named in wills.
- Minimal estate value / sum at stake restrictions.
Information to Supply
In many cases we can begin research to find missing beneficiaries based on only a name and date of death or a name given in a will. However, you may hold some information that will be of use to us and our checklist below will guide you through this.
Checklist
Full name of deceased
Last known address
Any previous addresses
Date and place of death
Age or date of birth
Marital status
Testate or intestate?
Copy of will or any relevant certificates of birth, marriage or death
If intestate: name and contact details of any blood relatives you are in touch with, and confirmation of their relationship to the deceased
If testate: name of missing heir(s), their relationship to the deceased (if any), last known address, date of birth, spouse, parents’ or childrens’ names etc.
Approximate value of estate
Approximate value(s) of share(s) due to missing heir(s)
Any other potentially useful or relevant information or documents)
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