In over 25 years of client driven research experience Jordan Auslander has tackled a variety of projects. While each client's needs are unique, investigations breakdown into five major categories.

Documentation

Vital records (certificates of birth marriage, naturalization, death etc.) obtained and expedited, nationally and internationally, including Apostille as required. Deeds and incorporation certification can also be obtained. Case experience includes obtaining for Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests; documentation for Right-of-Return dual citizenship; proof of event and lineage. Heritage society (Mayflower, DAR, Colonial Dames etc.) membership

Probate

Court mandated diligent search standards are met or exceeded so estates can be settled. The courts know the difficulty of proving a negative. Searches are documented to satisfy the diligence requirement. The resulting affidavit usually suffices and is the basis of Expert Testimony, should the court require it. Case experience includes multi-ethnic origins, locating international heirs, Holocaust and extended lineage beyond Second Cousin. Probate services can include: -Contact information for missing heirs, found

• Affidavits of Due Diligence (where heirs are unknown).
• Affidavits of Kinship (where heirs are known).
• Expert Witness testimony.

Heir Searches

Research for those speculating on a share of unclaimed estates, finding the nearest living relatives and coming to an arrangement for estate shares. Similar to due diligence except that the heirs are unknown.

• Case experience includes missing heirs identified, Holocaust restitution, and birth parent searches

Individual Search

Each generation further back may involve exponential increases in effort. I will work within your budget, and time frame. Completion is accelerated by the specificity of goals and information. I start with your research objectives (relatives or branches to trace) and names, dates, addresses, to determine when and where to search. We'll discuss, in a free half hour consultation, search options and estimates.

Historical Research

Locating or accounting for document signatories including witnesses to wills etc. Real estate title, photo and tenant searches as well as long lost friends, business associates and military comrades. Skip tracing. Declassified intelligence dossiers, imagery and cartographic resources. Case experience includes:

• Obtaining published individual, institutional and business biographies; landmark designation and zoning.
• Independent evaluation / authentication of documents and other research.
• Recommendations for further research as appropriate.