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    Dancer321 Posts: 8, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 22, 2009, 10:19 PM
    Inheritance
    Are all inheritances public records?
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    Oct 23, 2009, 04:54 AM

    Hello D:

    No. There are lots of ways an estate can be transferred to heirs WITHOUT going through probate, where there WOULD be a public record.

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    Oct 23, 2009, 05:39 AM
    Thanks, I was afraid of that, but I'll try the next step of seeing if a will was filed at all... but I have another huge obstacle... I know the persons first name and the city and state he lives in but not the last name. His daughter, who is married with a different name, still lives in the same area, is there a way to find her maiden name, that way I could have a last name of the individual in question?

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    Oct 23, 2009, 05:47 AM

    Hello again, D:

    Maybe she got married in the county where she lives. If so, there's a marriage license application that is public record. It'll tell you her maiden name.

    But, you can hire a PI to find ALL this stuff out for you. I can't image it would cost more than a couple hundred bucks to find out EVERYTHING about the will or lack thereof.

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    Oct 23, 2009, 06:35 AM
    Excellent advise, thanks again,

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