Finders, the international professional probate genealogists (otherwise known as ‘heir hunters’), are today reminding solicitors of the vital importance of using probate genealogists or ‘heir hunters’ for international beneficiaries searches.
The countdown has begun until the Legal Services Act 2007 comes in to force in October. Revolutionizing the provision of legal services, the Act is intended to ensure that consumers can access services of better value and quality with ease.
Tracing and identifying missing heirs can often be incredibly tricky and throw up a number of issues especially for solicitors. Investigations by professional probate genealogists could uncover previously unheard of blood relatives, meaning that a referral to the Treasury Solicitor’s Bona Vacantia division by a solicitor could be incredibly costly and may prove to be a waste of time.
Solicitors can often encounter problems when someone dies with no known next of kin. Despite incurring huge costs on the investigation by professional probate genealogists to uncover previously unheard of relatives, the efforts of the solicitor could prove pointless if it is a Bona Vacantia estate which has already been referred to the Treasury Solicitors’ office.
What to do when someone dies with no known next of kin and no will can be a tricky problem for solicitors. The rumour of no living relatives could be true, but investigation by a professional probate genealogist could turn up previously unheard of blood relatives, meaning that a referral to the Treasury Solicitor’s Bona Vacantia division (on the assumption that this is a Bona Vacantia estate) could be a costly waste of time, warns Daniel Curran of Finders Probate Genealogists.
Thousands of consumers risk losing out on their rightful inheritances due to unscrupulous heir hunters charging time based fees, according to international probate genealogists Finders.
Finders genealogists have welcomed the Government’s commitment to the ‘Tell Us Once’ project an initiative which will enable people to inform the Government of births and deaths just once, rather than having to inform each public body that needs to know separately.
Finders' sponsorship reflects firm's commitment to women's achievement in the legal profession
The Association of Women Solicitors is delighted to announce that due to the interest in the 2010 Awards celebrating women solicitors in business, the deadline has been extended by one week to Friday 23rd July 2010. The 2010 Awards include a new category “Best Woman Solicitor Managing a Probate practice.”
The Legal Fee Options Available to Solicitors, Legal Representatives, Executors and Administrators when Instructing a Probate Genealogist to Find Missing or Unknown Heirs
