{"id":960,"date":"2023-07-27T09:04:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T07:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/?page_id=960"},"modified":"2024-11-21T18:45:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:45:42","slug":"qui-sommes-nous","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/en\/qui-sommes-nous\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is ADD Associ\u00e9s ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Le groupe ADD Associ\u00e9s, la r\u00e9f\u00e9rence de la g\u00e9n\u00e9alogie successorale<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in Paris in 1990 with the aim of revitalizing the probate genealogy market by investing heavily in people, international expansion, legal expertise and new technologies. The ADD Associ\u00e9s group is now one of the world&#8217;s leading players in the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More than 160 experts with a passion for probate genealogy and heir tracing, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>27 offices in France,  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offices in Germany, Spain, Poland, Morocco and Vietnam,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An integrated international team capable of carrying out investigations and locating rightful claimants anywhere in the world within extremely short timescales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We want to continue to embody the new generation of the profession, and are doing everything in our power to enable the professionals who place their trust in us to obtain some of the most reliable and rapid results on the market, and to enable heirs around the world to assert their rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/nos-prestations\/\">D\u00e9couvrir nos prestations<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-container has-light-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our raison d&#8217;\u00eatre<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For us, finding an heir is much more than a question of inheritance, it&#8217;s also a question of law, fairness, taking into account the human element and understanding society in all its changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s why we accept all heir search files, regardless of the amount of assets involved or the difficulty of the genealogical research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re ready to go to the ends of the earth to find an heir and assert his rights. Each time the ADD Associ\u00e9s teams find a person, a family history is reconstituted, and a relative finds or rediscovers his or her place in it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\" style=\"overflow:hidden\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n        <div class=\"row timeline\">\n            <h2 class=\"col-lg-8\">L&#8217;histoire d&#8217;ADD Associ\u00e9s<\/h2>\n            <div class=\"splide is-splide-timeline\" aria-labelledby=\"carousel-heading\">\n                <div class=\"splide__arrows splide__arrows--static col-12 col-lg-8\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"splide__track\">\n                    <ul class=\"splide__list\">\n                                                    <li class=\"splide__slide\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"\n                                        src=\"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/a6edb7c8882a4ec57868be89b5ef55bd.png\"\n                                        alt=\"1990\">\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"lead\">1990<\/p>\n                                                                                                    <p>Cr\u00e9ation \u00e0 Paris d\u2019ADD Asssoci\u00e9s par Christophe Aubrun, Denis Delcros et Antoine Delabre qui est aujourd\u2019hui le Pr\u00e9sident du Groupe ADD.<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"splide__slide\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"\n                                        src=\"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2ed61ae747c127b312ded99200b2ab29.png\"\n                                        alt=\"1995\">\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"lead\">1995<\/p>\n                                                                                                    <p>Arriv\u00e9e de V\u00e9ronique Cantegrel en tant qu\u2019associ\u00e9e. Didier Pierson rejoint ADD en tant qu\u2019associ\u00e9 g\u00e9rant de la filiale Cabinet Pierson.<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"splide__slide\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"\n                                        src=\"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/a6edb7c8882a4ec57868be89b5ef55bd.png\"\n                                        alt=\"1996\">\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"lead\">1996<\/p>\n                                                                                                    <p>Laurent Martino rejoint ADD Associ\u00e9s en tant qu\u2019associ\u00e9 de la filiale ADD Martino et ouvre les bureaux de Nice, Aix en Provence et Montpellier.<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"splide__slide\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"\n                                        src=\"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2ed61ae747c127b312ded99200b2ab29.png\"\n                                        alt=\"1998\">\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"lead\">1998<\/p>\n                                                                                                    <p>Antoine Djikpa rejoint ADD Associ\u00e9s puis en devient associ\u00e9 en en charge des Recherches. Il est aujourd\u2019hui le Directeur G\u00e9n\u00e9ral du groupe ADD.<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"splide__slide\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"\n                                        src=\"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/a6edb7c8882a4ec57868be89b5ef55bd.png\"\n                                        alt=\"2005\">\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"lead\">2005<\/p>\n                                                                                                    <p>arriv\u00e9e de J\u00e9r\u00f4me Bernard en tant qu\u2019associ\u00e9 g\u00e9rant de la filiale CPGO.<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"splide__slide\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"\n                                        src=\"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2ed61ae747c127b312ded99200b2ab29.png\"\n                                        alt=\"2008\">\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"lead\">2008<\/p>\n                                                                                                    <p>Arriv\u00e9e de Pierre Coyola et certification iso 9001.<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"splide__slide\">\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"lead\">2008<\/p>\n                                                                                                    <p>cr\u00e9a TGD et ADD Datas<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"splide__slide\">\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"lead\">2008<\/p>\n                                                                                                    <p>Ann\u00e9e du 100e collaborateurs<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"splide__slide\">\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"lead\">2008<\/p>\n                                                                                                    <p>ouverture de la filiale ADD Lacombe<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"splide__slide\">\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"lead\">2008<\/p>\n                                                                                                    <p>ouverture du bureau \u00e0 Varsovie \/ Pologne<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"splide__slide\">\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"lead\">2008<\/p>\n                                                                                                    <p>ouverture du bureau \u00e0 Ho-Chi-Minh ville \/ Vietnam<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"splide__slide\">\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"lead\">2008<\/p>\n                                                                                                    <p>ouverture du bureau \u00e0 Rabat \/ Maroc<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"splide__slide\">\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"lead\">2022<\/p>\n                                                                                                    <p>Ouverture de la filiale ADD Holstein en Allemagne dirig\u00e9e par Jan Mathis Holstein avec 2 bureaux, \u00e0 Berlin et Cologne.<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"splide__slide\">\n                                \n                                                                    <p class=\"lead\">2023<\/p>\n                                                                                                    <p>ouverture de Brest, Limoges et Rodez<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-container has-light-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n          <strong>Our commitment to efficiency and quality<\/strong>\n        <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are committed to using the best human and technological resources to provide you with more efficient genealogical research, a high level of interpersonal skills and, ultimately, the shortest possible lead times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expertise and rigor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More than 160 enthusiasts  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expert, complementary profiles: probate genealogists, legal researchers, historians, parentage experts and experts in international archives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Legal and inheritance tax skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Proximity and speed  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>27 offices in France and 6 abroad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A single, dedicated contact to support you from A to Z  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thanks to our integrated international research team of multilingual experts and our network of correspondents, we are able to carry out genealogical research and find heirs rapidly on 5 continents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Operational excellence and technological innovation  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ADD Data: exclusive genealogical database with over 500 million digitized and indexed records  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dematerialized genealogical chart (TGD)  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electronic signature of documents  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ISO 9001-certified methods since 2008<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/nos-prestations\/\">D\u00e9couvrir nos prestations<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n          <strong>Our fees<\/strong>\n        <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our fees are calculated in two different ways, depending on the services offered. They are specified in advance, guaranteeing clarity and transparency.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Proportional fees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Proportional fees are calculated on the basis of a percentage of the heir&#8217;s share. This type of fee is provided for in the disclosure contract or the contract in proof of rights signed by the heirs, in which a precise rate is indicated. Since 1866, case law has validated the disclosure contract submitted by the probate genealogist to the heirs. The proportional fee varies according to the degree of kinship and the share to be collected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proportional fees apply when :  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The research undertaken led to the disclosure of his rights to an heir or beneficiary of rights,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The investigations carried out made it possible to justify the inheritance rights of an heir or beneficiary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flat-rate fees  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The term &#8220;flat-rate fee&#8221; is used when the remuneration for the services provided by the genealogist is fixed on a flat-rate basis according to the difficulty and importance of the investigations undertaken. The value of the estate assets is also taken into account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flat-rate fees apply when genealogical research has confirmed and validated the devolution of an estate to known heirs. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-container has-light-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n          <strong>\n            <strong>Ethics, guarantees and certification: pillars of our DNA<\/strong>\n          <\/strong>\n        <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Parce que les sujets de succession et d\u2019h\u00e9ritage sont \u00e0 la fois complexes et sensibles, ADD Associ\u00e9s place la confiance et l\u2019\u00e9thique au c\u0153ur de sa d\u00e9marche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We play an active role in the bodies that regulate our profession, which is governed by a code of ethics and a code of conduct.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We provide high levels of guarantees that exceed industry standards.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our working methods are certified by trusted third parties.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Estate genealogy, a regulated profession  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our probate genealogy business is governed by article 36 of law no. 2006-728 of June 23, 2006 &#8211; the law reforming inheritance and gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<cite>\u201cHormis le cas des successions soumises au r\u00e9gime de la vacance ou de la d\u00e9sh\u00e9rence, nul ne peut se livrer ou pr\u00eater son concours \u00e0 la recherche d\u2019h\u00e9ritier dans une succession ouverte ou dont un actif a \u00e9t\u00e9 omis lors du r\u00e8glement de la succession s\u2019il n\u2019est porteur d\u2019un mandat donn\u00e9 \u00e0 cette fin. Le mandat peut \u00eatre donn\u00e9 par toute personne qui a un int\u00e9r\u00eat direct et l\u00e9gitime \u00e0 l\u2019identification des h\u00e9ritiers ou au r\u00e8glement de la succession.\u201d&nbsp;<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The partners and associates of ADD Associ\u00e9s hold a professional card and benefit from specific authorizations issued by the Service Interminist\u00e9riel des Archives de France and the Procureur de la R\u00e9publique of the Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris. These authorizations allow us to consult and obtain a copy of the civil status of people under 75 years of age.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strong guarantees for our partners and customers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When a genealogist intervenes to certify the devolution of an estate, he or she assumes legal and financial responsibility by providing the liquidating notary with a certified table attesting to the devolution of the estate, or an attestation setting out our conclusions. Members of the Chambre syndicale des G\u00e9n\u00e9alogistes de France take out professional liability insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ADD Associ\u00e9s has supplemented these systems with additional guarantees that provide essential protection for you, whether you are a professional or an heir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Professional Liability Insurance (MMA IARD N\u00b0&#8230;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial guarantee (with AMLIN INSURANCE SE N\u00b0)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A third-party account with the Caisse des D\u00e9p\u00f4ts et Consignations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual independent audit by KPMG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Iso 9001 certification since December 17, 2008.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n          <strong>Ethics at the heart of our business<\/strong>\n        <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>ADD Associ\u00e9s makes a major contribution to making probate genealogy a profession that offers every guarantee to those who call on our services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its creation, ADD Associ\u00e9s has made a major contribution to the regulation and supervision of the profession, in particular under the leadership of Antoine Djikpa, partner and now Managing Director of the group. He was also elected Honorary President of <a href=\"https:\/\/genealogistes-france.org\">G\u00e9n\u00e9alogistes de France<\/a>, and Antoine Delabre is currently Vice-President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the international stakes of the profession, ADD Associ\u00e9s was also one of the founding members of the international association <a href=\"https:\/\/iappr.org\/fr\/\">IAPPR<\/a> (The International Association of Professional Probate Researchers, Genealogists &amp; Heir Hunters).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mediation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In accordance with article R 612.1 of the French Consumer Code, all consumers have the right to have recourse, free of charge, to a consumer mediator with a view to the amicable resolution of a dispute between them and a professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The professional genealogy sector has set up a consumer ombudsman to promote the amicable resolution of contractual disputes. These contractual disputes arise between heirs and professional genealogists, and concern the performance of a contract or the provision of services. As such, the Union des g\u00e9n\u00e9alogistes de France appointed Mr G\u00e9rard GAUCHER as sector mediator for genealogists in France for 3 years from July 12, 2016, and then renewed his appointment in 2019 for a second 3-year period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ombudsman has his own website containing all the information needed by consumers wishing to contact him, and by professional genealogists involved in mediation processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/mediateurconso-genealogistesfrance.fr\/\">http:\/\/mediateurconso-genealogistesfrance.fr\/<\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le groupe ADD Associ\u00e9s, la r\u00e9f\u00e9rence de la g\u00e9n\u00e9alogie successorale Founded in Paris in 1990 with the aim of revitalizing the probate genealogy market by investing heavily in people, international expansion, legal expertise and new technologies. 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