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<DIV>Hi Dan -</DIV>
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<DIV>I have been very pleased with Trust and Estate Search LLC, out of Kansas
City, MO. Professional, experienced and reasonably priced: <A
href="http://www.trustandestatesearch.com">http://www.trustandestatesearch.com</A>.</DIV>
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<DIV>Good luck!</DIV>
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<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Felicia
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dan@danroachlaw.com
href="mailto:dan@danroachlaw.com">Dan Roach</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 10, 2015 4:12 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com
href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv</A>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [WSBAPT] Heir search company needed - Any
suggestions?</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Greetings from Walla Walla:<BR><BR>First, many thanks to all
for the substantial wisdom shared by so many of you over the years on this
listserve. Just this week I searched the emails and found numerous responses to
inquiries (going back to 2009) about reasonable and acceptable PR fees, which
responses I used to support a request for a client in a less than ordinary
estate administration.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>I feel indebted to many of you. If ever I can be of
assistance in estate matters in my corner of the state, feel free to contact
me.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>On to my question: <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>We need to hire a diligent and effective heir search company
to find a lot of people in an intestate estate administration. The decedent (in
her sixties when she died) had no spouse, no descendants, no siblings (living or
deceased) and thus no nieces or nephews, and no living ancestors. Her
father had at least four siblings (one living) and her mother had at least seven
siblings (one may still be living). We have bits and pieces of information
regarding a few of the living and deceased descendants of the decedent’s aunts
and uncles, but not much. We are still looking under rocks for
clues.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B>To what professional search firm do we turn? Thanks
for any information you can provide about heir search firms that any of you have
successfully utilized that have put together pretty complete maternal and
paternal family trees, with current addresses of the living
heirs.<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>This isn’t a large estate but, thankfully, there’s enough in
the estate to make it worth undertaking the effort.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Six or eight years ago I actually assisted the decedent with
the administration of her father’s estate, which she inherited. At that time,
upon learning about her family situation, I warned her (more than once over
those months) that it was going to be a chocolate mess when she died if she
didn’t have her estate planning matters in order, starting with a Will. She
agreed and assured me that she would get to it. After we closed her
father’s estate, I never heard from her again. It was a coincidence that her
estate landed in my office after her recent death.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>As ever,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Dan<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Daniel J. Roach, PLLC<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>P.O. Box 1776<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Walla Walla, WA 99362<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>(509) 522-6800<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><A
href="mailto:dan@danroachlaw.com">dan@danroachlaw.com</A><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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