Heirship Companies

If a distant relative has died, and you're an heir, you might not know it very soon. Sometimes, companies investigate who the heirs are, contact them, and tell them they should hire the company to get them their inheritance. Should you hire them? Probably not. In Texas, the court and administrator of the estate have a duty to find the heirs. You don't have to pay someone to find the Court or the estate. If you know who has died and where they lived, check with the local court clerk's office and you can probably identify the estate. You can then file an appearance or hire an attorney to assist you, but you don't need to give up a hefty percentage of your inheritance just to be found.