At the time of an individual passing, there are processes of administration of the individual’s estate which should be followed. This could be administered as per the Will of the deceased, or if the individual dies intestate (without a will), an executor will need to administer the estate as per the intestacy rules. If you are administering an estate, you may be quite sure you have identified those who should inherit from the estate. But what if someone is missed from inheriting? This could cause a great deal of problems further down the line, even long after the estate has been administered. This is why Genealogy research is so very important when administering an estate. We have seen first-hand from our legal clients where estates are believed to be quite straight forward but thankfully, they have verified this with genealogy research. A case study for you; Our solicitor client requested we verify the family tree of a deceased individual Mrs C. Our client was certain there was just one beneficiary of a cousin to Mrs C, as that was also their client. We began our research, assuming we would be verifying the information provided by the client. Mrs C had no children, no living parents and no living siblings. We looked at the aunts and uncles of the deceased, and Mrs C had many aunts and uncles all who had died before her. From these aunts and uncles, it became clear that Mrs C had a number of cousins, all living in the UK. In total there were 67 beneficiaries identified. Not 1 as our client initially suspected. A full tree and report was provided to the client along with the relevant certificates of birth, death and marriage to support the findings. We also traced addresses for each beneficiary for our client to make contact with them. The case of Mrs C was a large estate and it was all inherited correctly as the genealogy research and beneficiary tracing was completed. If you need assistance for any of our genealogy or tracing services, get in touch!
- Genealogy Research
- Family Tree Construction
- Identify Missing Beneficiaries
- Tracing of Missing Beneficiaries and Person Tracing
- Verifying Family Trees
- International Bankruptcy Searches
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