[WSBAPT] Heir search

[Jill H. Sasser]

I agree with Terry's comment.  I have had great experiences with Cliff Von Langen of missingheir.com

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From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> On Behalf Of Terry Tassin
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Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] Heir search

My one experience with HeirSearch was bad. They pretty much just reformatted the sketchy heir info I had provided, took tons of time, then wanted to bill the estate over $2,000. Serves me right for straying from my usual: a genealogist (as Phil recommends) or a local private investigator, both of whom are quick and extremely reasonably priced.

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I had HeirSearch.com recently locate a missing heir for an estate. Total cost was about $800. They billed 5 hours at $165/hour. Case manager was very responsive by phone and e-mail. Required an upfront deposit for 10 hours (so $1,650 down), but they promptly refunded the balance once we confirmed that they found her. I think the difference between a genealogist and HeirSearch is that HeirSearch is prepared to submit a declaration for court if they cannot locate the heir using commercially reasonable methods.

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I have found that hiring a genealogist is a very economical alternative to hiring an heir search service.  They normally work at reasonable hourly rates.  Down here in Oregon, many people recommend Leslie Lawson -  Lawsonresearch.net.  But she can probably help you wherever you are.  Or recommend someone else.
Phil Jones


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Subject: [WSBAPT] Heir search

Any recommendations for finding heirs?

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