{"id":4537,"date":"2023-07-21T15:27:26","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T13:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/prestations\/search-for-heirs\/"},"modified":"2023-10-23T12:27:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T10:27:18","slug":"search-for-heirs","status":"publish","type":"prestation","link":"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/en\/services\/search-for-heirs\/","title":{"rendered":"Heir tracing"},"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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why use a probate genealogist to search for heirs?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Evolving family structures, sociological changes (a deceased person passes away alone, blended families, geographically dispersed families, etc.) and migratory flows are leading legal professionals to call on the services of a probate genealogist to undertake expedited investigations in France or internationally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several situations in which a professional may need the help of ADD Associ\u00e9s to locate unknown or missing heirs, such as:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No heirs have been identified&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are doubts about the comprehensiveness of the list of known heirs&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is reason to believe that other heirs can be found&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One or more heirs who cannot be located have been identified.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\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\">ADD Associ\u00e9s, the international gold standard for searching missing or disappeared heirs&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\">Step 1: An estate professional commissions ADD Associ\u00e9s&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Under French law, since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legifrance.gouv.fr\/loda\/id\/JORFTEXT000000637158\">the Law of June 23, 2006<\/a>\u202fon French inheritance laws, &#8220;<em>any person who has a direct and legitimate interest in the identification of heirs or in the settlement of the estate<\/em>&#8221; may commission a probate genealogist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\"><strong><strong>Step 2: The probate genealogist conducts research&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This requires expertise, specific investigative techniques, and special administrative authorizations, as well as the human, technological and financial resources needed to track down potential heirs anywhere in the world.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The probate genealogist&#8217;s job is to find heirs, beneficiaries or rights beneficiaries, in accordance with the rules of estate settlement defined by the applicable law, whether French or foreign. This identification and location step often leads the genealogist to travel to different regions, and very frequently internationally (in one in three cases), to conduct further research.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\">Step 3: the heir signs a disclosure of inheritance rights contract&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The probate genealogist offers to sign a disclosure of inheritance rights contract with the newfound heir, followed by a power of attorney to represent the heir during the various estate settlement phases and to optimize the heir\u2019s rights. This contractual document sets out the genealogist&#8217;s compensation clearly and transparently and will be followed by the disclosure of the origin of the heir&#8217;s rights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\">Step 4: the genealogist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/en\/services\/verification-of-estate-devolution\/\">certifies the list of entitled beneficiaries<\/a>&nbsp;  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After the research concludes, the genealogist draws up a certified genealogical chart which assumes his or her legal and financial liability and enables the liquidator notary to draw up the notarized legal document required to recognize the rights of the heirs, with confidence and legal certainty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\">Step 5: the genealogist sends the notary all the documents required for finalizing his legal documents and for initiating the settling of the estate&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The documents sent to the notary to be appended to his legal documents and to prove the identity and status of the heirs and beneficiaries are as follows:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The certified genealogical chart&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Civil status documents&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional documents and powers of attorney for heirs represented by ADD Associ\u00e9s.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\">Step 6: ADD Associ\u00e9s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/en\/services\/representation-of-heirs\/\">represents the newfound heir<\/a> during the estate settlement.&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-container is-layout-constrained has-background has-light-background-color\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n        <h2>The resources ADD Associ\u00e9s uses to do the job effectively <\/h2>\n\n                <ul class=\"row list-unstyled gy-3 mt-3\">\n                        <li class=\"col-12 col-xs-6 col-md-4 col-lg-6\">\n                <figure class=\"figure-icons\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PICTO-people-60x60.png\"\n         data-id=\"1429\"\n         data-style=\"home-bloc-target-icon\"\n         width=\"60\"\n         height=\"60\"\n             alt=\"People ADD Associes\"\n    >\n    \n\n                                                    <figcaption>\n                                                    <h3>Expertise<\/h3>\n                                                A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/en\/our-offices\/\">team of expert genealogists<\/a> &#8211; jurists, researchers and investigators \u2013 in every office.                     <\/figcaption>\n                                <\/figure>\n            <\/li>\n                        <li class=\"col-12 col-xs-6 col-md-4 col-lg-6\">\n                <figure class=\"figure-icons\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PICTO-Monde-60x60.png\"\n         data-id=\"1439\"\n         data-style=\"home-bloc-target-icon\"\n         width=\"60\"\n         height=\"60\"\n             alt=\"ADD ASSOCIES international\"\n    >\n    \n\n                                                    <figcaption>\n                                                    <h3>International<\/h3>\n                                                An integrated international team of professional multilingual researchers (+15 languages spoken), able to carry out investigations and locate beneficiaries in tight timeframes.                     <\/figcaption>\n                                <\/figure>\n            <\/li>\n                        <li class=\"col-12 col-xs-6 col-md-4 col-lg-6\">\n                <figure class=\"figure-icons\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PICTO-DATA-60x60.png\"\n         data-id=\"1443\"\n         data-style=\"home-bloc-target-icon\"\n         width=\"60\"\n         height=\"60\"\n             alt=\"DATA ADD ASSOCIES\"\n    >\n    \n\n                                                    <figcaption>\n                                                    <h3>ADD DATA<\/h3>\n                                                Our proprietary genealogical database is continuously updated, with more than 500 million indexed records.                     <\/figcaption>\n                                <\/figure>\n            <\/li>\n                        <li class=\"col-12 col-xs-6 col-md-4 col-lg-6\">\n                <figure class=\"figure-icons\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.add-associes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/arbre-60x60.png\"\n         data-id=\"1784\"\n         data-style=\"home-bloc-target-icon\"\n         width=\"60\"\n         height=\"60\"\n             alt=\"Picto arbre genealogique ADD Associes\"\n    >\n    \n\n                                                    <figcaption>\n                                                    <h3>Digital genealogical chart <\/h3>\n                                                TGD, a unique software solution designed by ADD Associ\u00e9s. It makes the information collected more fluid, reliable and is a significant time-saver.                     <\/figcaption>\n                                <\/figure>\n            <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Types of fees&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fees are contractual when we discover rights to an heir who didn\u2019t know he or she had them. They are laid out transparently in the disclosure of inheritance rights contract. They are calculated as a percentage of the share of the estate owed to the newfound heir. 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