The “Why Didn’t 'They' Find You?” blog explores the most common—and often most misunderstood—questions about why important parties such as attorneys, executors, trustees, financial institutions, and government agencies may overlook, miss, or never discover unclaimed assets during estate administration or financial proceedings.
This category is designed to help readers understand that these oversights are usually not the result of negligence. Instead, they often occur because locating dormant, abandoned, or misreported assets requires specialized investigative tools, deep database access, and cross-jurisdiction research methods that fall outside the typical responsibilities of legal or financial professionals.
Each article in this category explains how and why these gaps happen, what processes break down, and how families can still recover what is rightfully theirs—even years after estates close.
Readers will learn:
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Why attorneys generally aren’t required to search for unclaimed property
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Why agencies such as courts, sheriffs, or treasurers may not notify heirs
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How assets “fall through the cracks” in probate
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Why many executors or personal representatives don’t have access to investigative resources
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How professional investigators like WeFoundYou! uncover what others cannot
This category empowers heirs and beneficiaries with clarity, removes confusion, and reinforces that missing money is **far more common than people think—**and recoverable with the right investigative support.