Someone dies intestate - no known entitled relatives

Brendan552004

I work internationally as a genealogical probate researcher.

In the UK the Bona Vacentia list is published every Thursday with a list of people who have died intestate and no known heirs have been located.

Today's list:

http://www.theheirhunters.co.uk/heir_hunters_list.html

The statute of limitation is 30 years in the UK. In Ireland I notice that there are public notices which appear periodically in the newspapers requesting a potential entitled relative to apply to the probate office if they feel they are entitled relatives to a particular intestate estate. The notice usually states you have 30 days to apply or the intestate estate is taken over by the Chief State Solicitor.

The question is, is there a statute of limitation in Ireland, can an application be made to the Chief State Solicitor if an entitled relative is located after the 30 day's.

As a sample, I have worked on a few notices 2003/2004, there are definitely
living entitled relatives, they may not have seen the notice, did not realise they were related etc.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Brendan
Dublin

Procrastastudy

Hey Brendan few on that list with the same last name as me where do I claim?

Victor

You would do well to read the Succession Act, 1965. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1965/en/act/pub/0027/index.html Note that it has been heavily amended and the amendements haven't been consolidated. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/isbc/1965.html

Note that your business model might not work here. Indeed, I understand it would be easy for you to commit an offence.