[WSBAPT] HeirSearch.com or other companies

[Krista MacLaren]

Thank you John, I appreciate the feedback on HeirSearch.

Krista J. MacLaren
Attorney at Law
Northgate Executive Center II
9725 3rd Ave NE, Suite 600
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 523-6116
kjm.inc at me.com



> On Oct 25, 2016, at 1:24 PM, John Creahan <john at cairn-law.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> HeirSearch quickly found a lost beneficiary for me. Although we had good information about her, I was surprised how difficult she was to find using on-line tools -- but I suspect this search was pretty simple for them. I think they charged $750, which seems reasonable to me.
> I think using HeirSearch or a similar service would be particularly useful if your beneficiary can't be found -- I get the impression that a court will consider a search firm's opinion that a beneficiary cannot be located as persuasive evidence.
> Hope this helps,
> John
> 
> John Creahan
> 206-621-5848
> www.cairn-law.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Krista MacLaren
> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 1:00 PM
> To: wsba probate & trust <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> Subject: [WSBAPT] HeirSearch.com or other companies
> 
> Hi Folks,
> 
> I’m wondering if anyone has used HeirSearch.com to try to locate heirs and what your experience was.  I will need to arrange for a search for a party who needs notice of a probate.  In our case, we kind of hope he cannot be found, but we certainly want to do a reasonable and professional job looking for him.  I have only used a cheap online search tool in the past, but I don’t think that will work in this case.  The estate is insolvent at this time, so cost is a factor, but conducting a reasonable search is a priority in the probate.  Any suggestions you may have are welcomed.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> 
> Krista J. MacLaren
> Attorney at Law
> Northgate Executive Center II
> 9725 3rd Ave NE, Suite 600
> Seattle, WA 98115
> (206) 523-6116
> kjm.inc at me.com
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