European Investigations
WE’RE GLAD WE FOUND YOU
You likely did not happen upon our website by accident; being contacted by a probate research company is not an everyday occurrence. You probably have several questions: who are we, what do we do and what is your role as a potential heir.
WHATEVER YOUR PERSONAL FAMILY HISTORY MAY BE:
YOU HAVE BEEN SOUGHT OUT AND WE WERE SUCCESSFULLY ABLE TO LOCATE YOU.
The majority of cases we handle are estate matters in which the decedent has passed away without leaving behind a last will or testament. In such cases, the legal succession comes into play, as German inheritance law dictates that every inheritance is in possession of heirs. If there are no living spouses, descendants, siblings or parents – the courts, custodians of the estate, and/or individual heirs often exhaust their possibilities in determining the community of heirs. At this point, the work of professional probate researchers begins, and the search for the rightful heirs continues. Research often traces back to the 19th century and, due to migration, war, flight and expulsion, it can lead all over the world. Additionally, the complexity of family structures today, the increase of divorce and remarriage rates at every age, and mobility, which has increased over the past decades, mean that the decedent and/or the family connections are often unknown to the newly uncovered heirs.
SERVICES FOR
HEIRS
We find unknown heirs worldwide
If the probate court is unable to locate heirs, we come into play: our many years of experience and a network of correspondents spanning all continents enable us to resolve even complicated cases quickly and appropriately.
With us, you receive all services from a single source: we procure all the necessary documents for the application for a certificate of inheritance and handle the estate through to payment.
You have been contacted by us regarding an inheritance matter?
In this case, you have been identified as a person potentially entitled to inherit within the framework of an inheritance matter. This means that you are, based on intestate succession, regarded as a potential heir. Consequently, this means you are related to the deceased, even if you were not aware of them. This is because German legal succession laws consider even distant relatives as potential heirs under certain circumstances.
You are in good hands with us
We only investigate positive probate cases. This means that the estate is not over-indebted. Our fee is only due if we are successful, i.e. when your inheritance is paid out.
This means that you do not run any risk. On the contrary: heirs receive an increase in assets through our work that they often did not expect.
Transparent processing and invoicing are a matter of course for us. Two weeks after the fee agreement has been signed by all the heirs identified, we disclose the information we have researched on the case in question.