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Select the research support you need, understand exactly what each service covers, and review your total before continuing to secure Square payment. Complex assignments remain quotation-based so the scope, records, timing, and third-party costs can be assessed properly.
Fixed-price services
Choose the research products that fit your question
Each selection below is a defined research service. You may combine services in one order; the checkout total updates automatically.
Property, court, and company records
Ownership & Encumbrance Report
$280
A focused review of available land, registry, or recording-office sources to identify the current recorded ownership position and instruments that may affect the property, such as mortgages, liens, easements, restrictions, or other indexed encumbrances. Findings are summarized with the record references located and clear notes about gaps or access limits.
Deliverable: concise ownership and encumbrance findings report with source references. This is research, not a legal title opinion or title insurance.
Cause List Report — 1–5 Names
$240
Research across the agreed court, cause-list, or case-index sources for up to five named individuals or entities. The work checks for potentially relevant matters within the defined jurisdiction and date range, then organizes located entries by name, court, case reference, matter type, and available status information.
Deliverable: structured results matrix with source notes and identity-match cautions; no legal conclusions.
Cause List Report — More Than 5 Names
$360
Expanded cause-list and case-index research for a larger name set. Each supplied individual or entity is checked against the agreed sources and search parameters, with possible matches normalized into a consistent report so results can be reviewed efficiently across the full group.
Deliverable: consolidated multi-name results matrix, case references, source notes, and flagged ambiguities.
Company Search Report
$180
A targeted review of accessible company-registry and public corporate records. Depending on the jurisdiction and data available, the report may identify registration details, status, registered office, directors or officers, filing history, and other publicly reported corporate information.
Deliverable: company profile report with registry references, relevant filing observations, and availability limitations.
Probate and vital records
Probate Registry Search — One Name
$92
A focused search of the applicable probate registry, estate index, or available archival source for one deceased person. Research may identify whether a probate matter appears to exist, the court or registry, filing reference, estate identifiers, dates, and the route for requesting additional documents where available.
Deliverable: search result summary with located references and document-ordering guidance. Copy and certification fees are separate.
Birth Certificate Research
$60
A targeted search for a birth registration using the supplied name, approximate date, place, parents, and other identifying details. Available civil, church, archival, or index sources are assessed to locate the strongest candidate record and distinguish it from similar entries.
Deliverable: candidate-record summary, source citation or index reference, and next steps for obtaining an official copy. Government fees are separate.
Death Certificate Research
$60
A targeted search for a death registration using the known name, date range, place, age, relatives, burial information, or other identifiers. The research evaluates accessible indexes and related sources to locate and document the most credible matching record.
Deliverable: result summary, source or index reference, match notes, and official-copy guidance. Certification and agency fees are separate.
Marriage Certificate Research
$60
A targeted search for a marriage registration using the parties’ names, approximate date, location, and related family details. Accessible civil, church, newspaper, archival, or index evidence may be compared to identify the most likely record and resolve name or date variations.
Deliverable: candidate-record summary with source reference and instructions for pursuing an official copy. Third-party fees are separate.
Project planning and expedited delivery
Special Research Scoping & Administration
$140
For complex, unusual, or insufficiently defined requests, this service establishes a workable research plan before a larger engagement begins. It includes an initial review of the question, known evidence, jurisdictions, likely repositories, access constraints, dependencies, and foreseeable third-party costs.
Deliverable: written scope, proposed source strategy, key assumptions, risks, and estimated next-phase requirements.
Urgent Search Add-On — 3–4 Business Days
$92
Adds accelerated queue priority to an eligible search service, with a target of completing the active search phase within three to four business days. Availability depends on the underlying registry, archive, court, agency, and the completeness of the information supplied.
Use with: an eligible fixed-price search. Timing begins after scope and required identifiers are confirmed.
Priority Report Add-On — 2 Business Days
$180
Accelerates preparation of the written research report once the necessary search results and source materials are available. The target is delivery of the organized findings within two business days, subject to project size, record quality, and any unresolved source questions.
Use with: an eligible report service. This add-on expedites analysis and reporting, not external agency response times.
Quotation-based engagements
Complex questions deserve a properly defined scope
The services below vary by jurisdiction, record condition, time period, travel, and document volume. Request a quotation so the research plan and cost reflect the actual assignment.
Chain-of-Title & Historic Ownership
Custom
Reconstructs ownership changes across time by connecting deeds, conveyances, probate records, surveys, maps, and related evidence. The scope may focus on a defined period, a specific parcel, or a disputed break in the documentary chain.
Parcel, Boundary & Map Research
Custom
Combines parcel records, plans, historic maps, aerial imagery, survey references, and geospatial analysis to clarify how a property is described, located, divided, or changed over time.
Commercial Property Due Diligence
Custom
A research package tailored to the property and transaction, potentially combining ownership, corporate, planning, court, encumbrance, occupancy, map, and document review from available public sources.
Genealogy & Kinship Research
Custom
Develops and tests family relationships through civil, church, census, probate, land, immigration, newspaper, cemetery, and archival evidence. The report distinguishes documented facts from hypotheses and unresolved conflicts.
Burial-Site Location Research
Custom
Uses genealogy records, ancestral property maps, historic land descriptions, cemetery sources, local histories, and related evidence to narrow or identify a likely burial location and explain the evidentiary basis.
Ship Registry & Maritime Records
Custom
Researches vessel registration, ownership, name changes, port associations, maritime filings, and available historical references. Scope depends on the vessel, flag, registry, time period, and access conditions.
Recorded Document Retrieval
Custom
Locates and coordinates retrieval of deeds, plans, probate files, company filings, court records, and other requested documents. The quotation accounts for identification effort, repository procedures, copy charges, and delivery needs.
Special Historical & Investigative Research
Custom
Builds a source-led plan for questions that cross people, property, organizations, records, maps, and place. Work is tailored to the available evidence and may include timeline reconstruction, source comparison, and analytical reporting.
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If you are unsure which option fits, request a quotation first. Expedited add-ons are subject to confirmation and external record access.