Heir Hunters For Solicitors – How Blanchards Can Help - Chronicle Law

In the world of probate law, solicitors often encounter cases where a deceased person’s estate remains unclaimed due to missing or unknown heirs. This is where professional heir hunters, like Blanchards, provide invaluable assistance in tracing rightful beneficiaries and ensuring a smooth probate process.

The Role of Heir Hunters in Probate Cases

When a person dies intestate (without a will), or when named beneficiaries are difficult to locate, solicitors can face the challenge of identifying and proving the legitimacy of heirs. Heir hunters specialise in genealogical research and tracing expertise to track down these individuals. Blanchards use various records, databases, and investigative techniques, making us one of the leading probate research firms in the country.

How Blanchards Supports Solicitors

For a number of years, Blanchards have worked on hand with the legal sector delivering a comprehensive and accurate service. This collaboration has enabled solicitors to efficiently resolve probate cases by utilising Blanchards’ expertise in genealogical research, heir tracing, documentation and more:

Comprehensive Genealogical Research

Blanchards utilises advanced research methodologies to trace family trees and identify rightful heirs. Our team accesses historical archives, birth and death records, census data, and other sources to establish legal kinship.

Beneficiary Tracing

From here, Blanchards endeavour to trace the missing beneficiaries to an estate. We use assorted resources not readily available to the public and employ a team of dedicated researchers to locate and contact the missing heirs.

Verification and Documentation

Simply identifying an heir is not enough; solicitors require concrete proof of the relationship between the deceased and the beneficiary. Blanchards provides thoroughly researched documentation, ensuring legal compliance and reducing the risk of disputes.

International Heir Tracing

Modern families are often spread across different countries, making heir tracing particularly challenging. Blanchards has extensive global resources and partnerships, allowing us to locate heirs no matter where they reside.

Handling Bona Vacantia Cases

In cases where no heirs are found, an estate can pass to the Crown under bona vacantia laws. Blanchards works diligently to prevent this by exhausting all avenues to find eligible claimants, thus preserving the deceased’s legacy.

Speeding Up the Probate Process

Delays in heir identification can slow down the administration of estates. Blanchards’ expertise accelerates this process, allowing solicitors to resolve cases more efficiently and serve their clients effectively.

Partnering with Blanchards for Seamless Probate Administration

For solicitors handling probate matters, partnering with a reliable heir hunting firm like Blanchards ensures accuracy, efficiency, and legal compliance. Our expertise in genealogical research and beneficiary tracing reduces the complexities involved in intestate cases, ultimately benefiting all parties involved.

Solicitors looking for professional assistance in heir hunting can rely on Blanchards to provide tailored solutions, backed by years of experience and a commitment to excellence. Whether it’s locating missing heirs, verifying kinship, or preventing estates from falling into bona vacantia, Blanchards is a trusted ally in probate law. If you wish to work with us, please fill out the form below. Please follow us on Linkedin for more news and articles.

Heir Hunters For Solicitors – How Blanchards Can Help