Family tree authentication

Family tree authentication is an important step in the distribution of estate to ensure the legitimate transference of assets and funds to the right beneficiaries. Family trees are prone to errors due to various reasons such as relying on information taken from a single family member, family secrets, mistaken testimonies, inexperience of genealogists and relying on internet-based sources. 

As far as our experience in probate research is concerned, we have dealt with numerous cases in which we found errors and omissions in the family trees, which led to the incorrect distribution of the estate. So, before moving on to the administration of an estate, you should get your family tree authenticated by an experienced genealogist or probate researcher.

However, our public clients are assured of the following components as part of our family tree authentication services:

• A thorough check of every available record and family document.
• Identification of all legitimate beneficiaries.
• Details on adoptions, immigrated relatives, rumours and illegitimate births.
• Confidentiality of all our research.

Our family tree authentication service in the public sector not only adheres to the above-mentioned points but also checks the correct entitlement of an administrator. Our aim is to help our clients identify all rightful heirs in a highly secure, transparent and confidential manner.