Why have I been contacted?
If we have contacted you by Letter, Email, Phone or Social Media it is because we believe that you are an entitled heir to an estate that we are currently researching.
How much is the estate worth?
In most cases the value of the estate is unknown until a clam as been accepted by the Bona Vacantia division. In 2009 after a discussion with the larger probate genealogy companies the BVD came to the conclusion that estate values being listed with the deceased name could lead to fraudulent claims and made the decision to end the publication of values. We do know though that estates listed by BVD are solvent to the best of their bellief.
Is this a scam?
Here at Acorn Probate Research Services we appreciate that in todays society that people are more and more being targetted by scamsters. You can rest assured that we are not doing this. At no time during the claims process will you be asked to give us any monies for our services.
In the unlikely event that a case should fail we again would not be asking you for any monies to cover our costs.
We recover our expenses from the estate prior to any entitled shares being finalised.
How long does it take for a claim to conclude?
Like how much an estate is worth this is one of the most asked questions. Unfortunately a time frame is difficult to put on each claim as they all differ. The length of the claim will depend on how many entitled persons there are. Where in the world they are based. Time for other government departments take to process applications. The time the BVD take to process each claim. Whether a new grant of Admon is required. We will endeavour to keep you appraised of where we are in the process.
Are all your claims for intestate estates?
No. We do search for missing beneficiaries of wills however the majority of our work is from the BVD intestate lists.
I am a solicitor and need help finding a heir to a now deceased beneficiary. Can you assist?
The simple answer to this is yes. Please contact us so we can discuss the case and how our services would benefit yourselves
Did you appear on Heir Hunters?
No we did not appear on Heir Hunters. We are a small family run company and at the time of the Heir Hunters progra we were still trading solely in providing family trees to clients. As that branch of genealogy wained through more and more resources appearing online we transitioned across to probate work. This coincided with the first series of Heir Hunters.