Landex Research, Inc. was founded in Chicago in 1956 by two brothers in the real estate business who often found a need to locate the heirs of deceased landowners to complete land purchases. They soon determined that a need to locate heirs to estates existed, and a full-time heir-searching business … Read More... about About Landex Research, Inc.
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MISSING AND UNKNOWN HEIRS LOCATED WORLDWIDE
Services for Courts – Lawyers – Trust Officers – Administrators – Executors
Since 1956, Landex Research has been a trusted and well-respected probate research firm specializing in the location of missing and unknown heirs. Our aim is to reunite lost heirs with their rightful inheritances that might otherwise be lost forever.
Our experienced staff takes great pride in providing prompt, dependable service to both the fiduciaries who contact us and the thousands of heirs that we locate each year across the United States and the world.
Landex Research utilizes the most up-to-date research tools and works with an extensive network of agents throughout the United States and Europe. Our office has a global reach and can handle any research project, large or small.
Services for Heirs
Our firm typically becomes aware of new cases either by monitoring public probate records (including lists of unclaimed property) or by receiving a referral from an attorney, trust officer or a … Read More about Services for Heirs
Services for Attorneys & Administrators
Landex Research is highly qualified and regularly called upon to assist courts, attorneys, trust officers and administrators in every aspect of establishing a complete heirship. We provide peace of mind that nothing will be overlooked during the research process and that all the rightful heirs will … Read More... about Services for Attorneys & Administrators
Case Histories
Here are just a few of the cases around the world that Landex has concluded in our 60+ years. Dorothy Konrad, Los Angeles, California Dorothy Konrad died in California with no will and an estate … Read More about Case Histories
Probate Research
Each year, millions of dollars in probate assets go unclaimed because the whereabouts of heirs are unknown. A Probate estate is opened in the court of law to properly transfer a decedent’s assets to the rightful heirs at law or the legatees if a will or a trust exists. If a person dies with no … Read More... about Probate Research
Frequently Asked Questions
Do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, but these are some of the most common questions we get about what we do. … Read More... about Frequently Asked Questions