Solicitors and Legal Professionals

We help find missing heirs and unknown relatives

We understand our research plays a vital role in the legal process and reflects directly on your firm. That’s why we work with efficiency, integrity and a strong commitment to protecting the reputation of your firm, the personal representatives and the beneficiaries involved. As part of your due diligence and risk management processes, we deliver verified, legally sound research that helps prevent disputes, ensures compliance and provides peace of mind for all parties.

With fully staffed offices in London, Edinburgh and Dublin, we offer rapid response and coverage across multiple jurisdictions. When it comes to complex estates, our global reach and proven track record in tracing overseas beneficiaries make us the reliable choice.

How can we help?

How do we find Missing heirs and unknown next of kin?

Finders International work with solicitors, legal executives, administrators, executors, state & corporate trustees, international lawyers, accountants, and other professional clients around the world.

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Our Extensive Network

We have international network for tracing heirs world-wide.

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Time needed

We turnaround the case quickly and can often locate next of kin within 24 hours.

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Experience

At Finders, we have over 475 years combined staff experience

We offer a range of services for Solicitor and Legal Professionals

Specialist research to trace heirs and confirm rightful inheritance.

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Verifying genealogy to establish clear lines of succession in Ireland.

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Assisting with cases where no next of kin are immediately known.

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We help locate eligible administrators to manage estates without executors.

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Our worldwide missing heir location is fast, efficient and cost-effective. 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.

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Expert tracing and verification services for Wards of Court cases.

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Investigating property ownership, occupation, and long-term claims.

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Locating wills and codicils for Irish probate and estate resolution.

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A double check of the probate pack before it is lodged with the Probate Office.

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Sourcing critical documents such as wills, deeds, and certificates.

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Tracing international assets and handling Medallion Stamp Guarantees.

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Client Stories

Eoin Brosnan, Brosnan & Co., Killarney, 2022
Sometimes in complex probate or conveyancing matters a standstill is reached where as a solicitor you are aware of surviving relations but for whatever reason there is difficulty in locating them. We have had a number of such cases and used Finders services with great success. The files would pretty much have been at a standstill for an indefinite period without the services of Finders who prepared a detailed professional report which greatly assisted the files reaching a swift conclusion.
Eoin Brosnan
Brosnan & Co., Killarney, 2022
Caitriona McMahon, Feran & Co., 2023
Thanks so much again for all of the very hard work expended by Finders on my client’s complex conveyancing matter, I was very impressed, as was my client, with the intricate detail into which the research went.
Caitriona McMahon
Feran & Co., 2023
Scott, California, 2024
I wanted to express my gratitude for help in recovering the records of my great grandparents for use in my father’s Irish Citizenship through descent process. We had some records, but they were not the type acceptable for use. Since these records were spread out between three countries, I didn’t have the knowledge or resources how to gather everything, or whether they even still existed. Valerie, and Lorna, were very helpful and acquired everything needed. My family can’t thank you enough for helping us in an endeavour that seemed impossible for us to do.
Scott
California, 2024
ROR Kildare
Huge thanks to Finders International Ireland and especially Maeve Mullin, Senior Researcher/Office Manager for discovering and researching a long lost relative we did not know about and who turned out to be a very generous benefactor. The legacy is such an unexpected surprise and appreciated in so many ways by everyone. Keep up the great work Finders.
ROR Kildare
Ireland
Solicitor, Cardiff Copy
Honestly, I thought the service from start to finish was excellent. I had given tight timeframes to find over 20 relatives, and they were all found well within the deadline.
Joe O’Shaughnessy, Aon
Solicitor, Cardiff
The team are knowledgeable and very courteous, explaining clearly what’s actually going on and what’s likely going to happen. My telephone calls were always answered promptly and if the person handling the case was unavailable, my call was returned ASAP to discuss any queries I had.
Cardiff
Solicitor
Solicitor, London
Great service throughout. They also found me 8 new cousins!
London
Solicitor
Raymond McAllister, Kent
Great service throughout. They also found me 8 new cousins!
Raymond McAllister, Kent
Beneficiary
Peter H Wood, Manchester
Communication was excellent. You did all the legwork tracing heirs to my late brother’s estate. It was a great comfort to the family.
Peter H Wood, Manchester
Beneficiary
David Morris, Shropshire
Very impressed that you found us! Excellent customer service skills, and enormously helpful in asking the right questions and giving the best possible answers. Thank you.
David Morris, Shropshire
Beneficiary
Ian Henshaw, Cheshire
Firstly, I was contacted out of the blue, so wouldn’t have otherwise known about an inheritance at all. Secondly, any email correspondence has been swiftly and professionally replied to.
Ian Henshaw, Cheshire
Beneficiary
Ian McClymont, Wigan
Very professional and kept me informed – thank you!
Ian McClymont, Wigan
Beneficiary

Since 1997, Finders International has focused on tracing missing heirs and identifying next of kin for lawyers, banks, and trusts.

We support the legal profession and know our research forms part of a serious legal process that reflects on your firm. Therefore, we will work efficiently and with the best interests of your company, the personal representatives and beneficiaries at all times. Reputation is critical in the probate world and we will safeguard yours as closely as our own.

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