{"id":20614,"date":"2026-05-23T17:19:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stilman.org\/?page_id=20614"},"modified":"2026-07-09T22:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:00:23","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stilman.org\/en\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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General Questions\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Stilman is devoted to tracing people that for diverse circumstances have assets in their favor and are unaware of, and have, therefore, not claimed them. Then, together with the beneficiary and the appropriate legal counsel when needed, we put in motion all the necessary steps to collect those assets. Many testamentary successions, dormant bank accounts, stocks and bonds, as well as insurance compensations remain abandoned because the rightful beneficiaries are not found. Since 1999, our team has been notifying people about money, properties and other assets, about which they had no idea. Thanks to our work, thousands and thousands of Dollars have reached their surprised owners. These assets that would otherwise have remained abandoned and consequently, lost for their owners.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Among the several definitions that laws of different jurisdictions provide, the one contained in the Civil Code of California is probably the best of all. According to it:
“Unclaimed property, unless specifically qualified, means all property (1) which is unclaimed, abandoned, escheated, permanently escheated, or distributed to the state, or (2) which, under any provision of law, will become unclaimed, abandoned, escheated,
permanently escheated, or distributed to the state, or (3) to the possession of which the state is or will become entitled, if not claimed by the person or persons entitled thereto within the time allowed by law, whether or not there has been a judicial
determination that such property is unclaimed, abandoned, escheated, permanently escheated, or distributed to the state”.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Probate courts, lawyers, bank managers, insurance companies, and our international net of investigators may refer cases to us. We also handle cases on our own initiative.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Beneficiaries<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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From our research, we find that according to our best knowledge and belief, you are the beneficiary (or one of the beneficiaries) of assets that at the moment are evidently unknown to their rightful owners. It is possible that one of our clients has requested us to find you or that we, on our part, may have known about these assets. . It is our intention that you prove your rights and get the assets in question, without incurring in any expenses or disbursements, since our fee proposal is based exclusively on results.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Stilman specializes in searching persons to let them know about rights in their favor. We have many resources and specific knowledge that help us trace the people we are looking for. In consequence, we have the capability of successfully finding the people we are looking for in record time, even in cases were others have failed. In all, we have great experience in tracing legal beneficiaries all over the world and in helping them to get their abandoned assets or estates, to which they have a right.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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There are situations where despite all efforts; holders are unable to find the beneficiaries, since they are not professionals. There are, also, many cases where nobody has any intention or incentive to look for beneficiaries, so the assets simply remain abandoned and forgotten, or in the hands of people who have no right to these, or in a provisional situation that extends indefinitely.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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In general, it is hard for us to determine the exact value of the assets, because many issues may arise, such as taxes, currency exchange, appraisals, etc. But, please get in touch with us and we will give you our closest estimate.<\/dd><\/dl><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Before contacting you and letting you know that there might be assets in your favor pending claim, we have been working on your case for a long time. In fact, contacting you is the crowning of a long process that includes expenses, work by professionals or agents in several countries, performing several procedures and a lot of energy and time devoted to the issue. The main result of our work is the information we have worked out. Therefore, if we were to give out this information directly, some people may act in bad faith and try to claim the assets directly, taking advantage of our efforts and investment of time and money. This would spoil our work, and deny us of the economic acknowledgement that we deserve when the information is indeed valuable, as we think it is. This situation would be most unfair, illegal and damaging for other beneficiaries. Thus, we are certain that you will understand our initial caution. We will be very happy to inform you how these assets are made up and where they come from, once we have signed a text that duly guarantees our work, while at the same time it guarantees your full indemnity of risks and expenses, since our proposal is exclusively on results. This policy helps us protect the capital and time invested by our company in tracing you, and allows us to go on doing this to benefit other people.<\/dd><\/dl><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Stilman does not charge any fees or sums for any reason whatsoever until you receive your unclaimed assets about whose existence we have informed you. Our fees consist only in a percentage on the amount of the assets you finally get and it is collected simultaneously with you, while you collect your assets.\u00a0<\/dd><\/dl><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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These assets have remained unclaimed for a long time. If you had known about them, it is presumable that you would have presented a claim. But if we are wrong, and you have already presented a claim, then you owe us nothing. . But please keep in mind that we have been conducting a long and conscientious search until we have reached you and that we have properly studied the case. We would not lose our time, money or effort in contacting you, if we were not practically certain that you are the right person. In the remote case that we are wrong regarding your identity, or your rights regarding the assets, you will owe us nothing, nor will you have lost anything.<\/dd><\/dl><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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It sometimes happens that due to problems in proving identity, name changes, impossibility of getting certificates or other unforeseeable issues that may arise, it would be impossible to get the assets. Our commitment is to make all efforts to achieve it, overcoming all obstacles that may show up. But, if in the end you cannot get those assets, then, since our fees are based only on results, we will not be paid for any other expense. You will owe us nothing, nor will you have lost anything.<\/dd><\/dl><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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It may take from a few weeks to some years, depending on the particular circumstances of each case. Although it is impossible to make a general estimate due to the enormous diversity of the cases, the average waiting time is of 12 to 18 months, from the time the beneficiary signs our agreement.<\/dd><\/dl><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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With pleasure we can help you. We are ready to help you if this is your case. We have access to and experience in the search of unclaimed estates for their beneficiaries, whether they are real estate properties, insurance policies, bank accounts, stocks and bonds in different countries of the world. Many steps can be undertaken to find these assets. It will be most helpful if you can give us some guidance regarding countries or institutions related to the deceased.<\/dd><\/dl><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Indeed, many times there are rights coming from these situations and if no active search is done, the assets will remain abandoned or in the hands of third parties to whom they do not belong. We can look up the person\u2019s death and search about eventual assets and succession. Should there be any, you have the right to participate in these. If we find that the person is still alive, and you would like to get back in touch, you may do so.<\/dd><\/dl><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Asset Holders, Companies, Professional Firms and Institutions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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If your company is going through difficult times trying to locate lost shareholders, owners of abandoned accounts, or other types of legal beneficiaries, your best option is to contract Stilman. Stilman puts all its experience and standing at your disposal to try and find the disappeared beneficiary or his legal heirs. This way, your institution will also be able to comply with its legal obligations to make all efforts to try and find those beneficiaries. Therefore, our services are most significant for corporations, banks, insurance companies, probate courts, lawyers, State representatives, and managers from different parts of the world, most of all for cases related to Latin America and Europe.<\/dd><\/dl><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Once you acknowledge a shareholder, heir or missing beneficiary\u2019s problem, what should you do? Search him on your own? After two or more years of inactivity, it should be assumed that the beneficiary will not show up unless he is actively searched. This could happen because the owner has died and the legal heirs don\u2019t know about the relation with your company, or because their whereabouts are unknown. In conclusion, one should not be surprised by the fact that for most companies these cases represent an unsolvable difficulty. This is absolutely normal, since the search for beneficiaries is a job that requires professionalism. In fact, the success rate in searches performed by institutions is substantially lower than Stilman.<\/dd><\/dl><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Reporters of unclaimed assets<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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If you, legitimately and without infringing upon any legal or contractual duty, provide us with information on assets unknown to their owners, you may get a percentage on the final result. We propose you to inform us all details on said circumstances, to the best of your knowledge and based on a written agreement. If we decide to carry on the case, we will display our efforts to find the rightful beneficiaries and if we are successful, you will get your share on those assets.<\/dd><\/dl><\/dd><\/dl><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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