Our Services
We provide specialist probate genealogy and tracing services tailored to the needs of solicitors and private client professionals. Research is scoped proportionately and reported to a standard fitting for professional reliance.
Missing Beneficiaries
Whether it’s a testate or intestate estate you’re administering, missing or unknown beneficiaries can present risks and cause delays when progressing estates.
Read more 02Intestacy & Family Trees
Intestate estates present unique challenges. Dealing with estates without any clear idea of the Deceased’s wishes means reverting to the often-misunderstood rules of intestacy.
Read more 03Administrator Searches
Where next of kin are entirely unknown, estates can be left on the shelf without clear means to progress. We trace entitled relatives who can act as administrator.
Read more 04Deputyship & Court of Protection
Where an individual loses capacity, Courts often require specific research to establish the family makeup, whether for Statutory Will applications or wider Guardianship matters.
Read more 05Document Searches
Missing documents stop Grant applications. Civil registration records, Decree Absolute searches, Nil Rate Band documentation and overseas records.
Read moreInternational & Cross-Border
We maintain a specialist proprietary database of overseas records and have developed an extensive international research network covering more than 120 jurisdictions worldwide. This trusted network enables us to undertake effective overseas research and tracing in both commonly encountered and less familiar jurisdictions.
- Estates with overseas beneficiaries
- Cross-border intestacy cases
- Research in jurisdictions with limited digitisation or language barriers
- Time-sensitive or higher-risk overseas enquiries
Where appropriate, overseas research is coordinated, quality-checked and reported in a format suitable for probate and for professional reliance.
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