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Investigator Handbook and Forms

Investigator Handbook

If you are or wish to become an heir finder or asset locator, refer to the Investigator Handbook for information and forms.

• Investigator Handbook (rev. 05/2012)

Investigator Forms

Investigator Agreements

• Standard Investigator Agreement

• Standard Investigator Agreement - Estates

Claim Forms

• Claim For Abandoned Property

For Heir Filing A Deceaded Owner Claim

• Request For Final Decree of Distribution

• Declaration Under Probate Code 13101

• Table of Heirship

Safe Deposit

• Safe Deposit Box Property Release Form

Miscellaneous

• Property Relinquishment Form

Filing Instructions and Required Documentation

Please select one of the links below to print the filing instructions and list of documentation that must accompany the signed claim form

• Filing Instructions For A Property Owner 
• Filing Instructions For Heir Filing A Deceased Owner Claim
• Filing Instructions For A Business
• Filing Instructions For A Government Agency  

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