Missing heirs

Missing heirs are persons related to a "decedent" (dead person), or testator of a will, but whose residence, domicile, Post office, or other address is not known. A missing heir may be an orphan or other person under a Disability, who may need a guardian or custodian of funds.

"Missing heirs" often come up in the context of legal actions involving wills, title to real property, or a Quiet title action. A Private investigator, search firm or forensic genealogist may be hired by the Executor, Trustee, or Administrator to find the missing heirs.

A Probate court or surrogate judge may require the service of a Citation, Notice of Petition, Summons, or Subpoena to the relevant persons who may be missing persons, or may know the whereabouts of such person.

Some courts, such as Suffolk County Probate Court in Boston, actively solicit missing heris. [ [http://www.probatecourtiannella.com/MissingHeirs.htm Suffolk County Probate Court] ]

There are many missing heirs search companies, which normally charge a contingent fee. Fact|date=October 2007 They exist in states such as Florida [ [http://www.probate.com/ Harvey E. Morse P.A. web site] ] , [ [http://www.missingheir.com/ Von Langen. web site] ] ,California [ [http://www.bureauofmissingheirs.com/ The Law Office of Richard T. Tosaw web site] ] , Texas [ [http://www.pimall.com/nais/bk.heir.html Pimall web site] ] , and Connecticut [ [http://www.greenwichresearch.com/contact.php Greenwich (CT) Research web site] ] . They are also located in the UK. [ [http://www.findersuk.com/ Finders UK web site] ]

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