A specialist in conducting (genealogical) research in countries such as Indonesia, Tunisia, Japan & China, TracersInternational.com participates in an intercontinental network of probate genealogists, private investigators and heir hunters, making synergetic results achievable.
We have been successfully providing our services to barristers, solicitors and fellow researchers from many different countries around the world, focusing primarily on determining the heirs in accordance with a last will or the (foreign) laws of intestacy. Once determined, the current whereabouts of the beneficiaries are established. You can also contact us to obtain certificates, prenuptial agreements and last wills from abroad.
TracersInternational.com operates in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and was issued a license to conduct private investigations by the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice (POB 1403). More information at www.tracersinternational.com. As of August 2021 the sole proprietorship TracersInternational.com has been replaced by Erfgenamenonderzoek B.V. trading under the name of TracersInternational.com.
Specialist in the translation of legal documents from and into the English language.
Mediates in the distribution of funds between the holder of the funds and the entitled party. Participates as Managing Partner in Unclaimed Assets International LLP.
L'Chaim Holding B.V. supplies management consulting services to operating companies Erfgenamenonderzoek B.V. trading under the name of Erfgenamenonderzoek.nl, Luminis Executele & Vereffening B.V. and Missing Money B.V.
We carry out asset research both within the Netherlands and abroad at the request of notaries and laywers among others. We also conduct research at the request of and provide aid to creditors [of an estate or an heir] by identifying assets belonging to the estate which may be sold in order to settle the claim. Asset research is essential, not least because it determines the tax base for inheritance tax. Executors or administrators and court-appointed liquidators are jointly and severally liable for the payment of inheritance tax.
The Grafrust Netherlands Foundation preserves the burial rights of ('eternal') (family) graves and in doing so helps prevent these rights from expiring. By transferring your burial rights to the Foundation you are securing them for generation to come. Apart from this, it is possible to 'buy' a(n) ('eternal') grave through the Foundation and entrust the management thereof to the Foundation. For more information please contact us.
With DutchProbate.com we offer services to (descendants of) emigrants and expats of Dutch descent who (may) have a claim against (part of) a Dutch estate.
There is often a situation in which the client cannot properly oversee what his rights are and what rules of play apply to executors and/or other heirs. Not infrequently, there is also a tense relationship between the client and his overseas family members.
We provide our clients with substantive legal advice, assist them throughout the entire process and act as their proxy, whether or not in proceedings before the cantonal court. More information can be read at www.dutchprobate.com.
As the industry is unregulated, the IAPPR feels that probate researchers, genealogists and heir hunters need to have the experience and legal knowledge to complete their work properly and to preserve the reputation for quality nurtured over many years by IAPPR members.
MeesterExecuteurs is a nationally operating company driven by associates Paul van der Luit LL.M. and Klaas Zondervan. MeesterExecuteurs provides services in the field of executorship & estate liquidation. For more information, visit www.meesterexecuteurs.nl or call +31 85 060 4243.
Since September 2018 I have been involved in the production of the TV-program 'De Erfgenaam' [The Heir], which will be broadcasted on RTL4 from September 2020 onward. In this program we locate beneficiaries to unclaimed estates both within the Netherlands and abroad. In doing so, we often uncover extraordinary family histories. erfgenaam.erfgenamenonderzoek.nl.
Professional magazine of the union for its members, which I am allowed to write a column in about probate research. The bimonthly appearing journal is in full colour and contains skillfully written articles. To keep and put away for future reference. Topical, competent and crystal-clear. More information can be found at www.bmnvakbond.nl/actueel/magazine.
Luminis Executorship & Liquidations and Luminis Executors are trading names of Luminis Executele & Vereffening B.V.
You can contact us:
We are regularly appointed as liquidator by the courts Noord-Holland and The Hague. More information can be found at www.luminisexecuteurs.nl. For a complete overview of estates we have settled as well as our appointments as liquidator, please visit trackrecord.luminisexecuteurs.nl. As of August 2021 the activities of Stichting Luminis Nalatenschapsafwikkeling trading under the name of Luminis Executorship & Liquidations have been transferred to Luminis Executele en Vereffening B.V. trading under the name of Luminis Executorship & Liquidations.
NB On June 6th 2019 Klaas Zondervan was certified by NOVEX as both executor and liquidator
The Dutch Association of Legal Advisors (NVRA) is one of the oldest legal professional associations of the Netherlands. Founded in 1928, its members are active in various fields of law. What's more, legal advisors are specialists in litigation before the cantonal court.
The NVRA is thé legal counterpart of The Netherlands Bar (NOvA). Many people do not realize that it is not always necessary to hire an attorney in case of a legal dispute or when initiating legal proceedings before the cantonal court. More information can be found at www.nvra.nl.
Unclaimed Assets International LLP engages in mediation between the holders of unclaimed funds and the claimants of those funds. We do this worldwide. This mediation concerns the money transaction that takes place as part of the claim. Said process may for instance relate to unclaimed inheritances, funds deriving from buyout procedures of minority stock or bankruptcy funds. More information can be found at www.assetsunclaimed.com.
Since 2017 I am regularly called upon by the Surrogate's Court in New York to give testimony under oath during hearings in my capacity of forensic expert in the field of (European) probate genealogy (live via Skype or video conferencing).
Specialized in the Dutch inheritance law, we have a general law practice based in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. We regularly offer expert legal advice to legatees and other creditors of the estate as well as heirs, executors and liquidators.
Worth mentioning in particular is the large number of our clients that is domiciled abroad. Bearing this in mind, it comes as no surprise that our services fit seamlessly with the services offered by DutchProbate.com (see above).
Among the wide range of our services are:
For a complete overview of our services, please visit www.zondervanlegal.nl.
Stichting Welzijnszorg Van Maren Fonds (roughly translated: Van Maren Foundation for Welfare (VMF)) focuses on providing material and immaterial support to Freemasons, their partners and their survivors in the first degree. The Van Maren Foundation is employable for Freemasons and their direct family only.
Applications for assistance are considered only when they are submitted via the respective Lodge Correspondents.
Klaas Zondervan is a Master Mason and was initiated in 2007.
Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients.
Secretary of the Community Service Foundation
Activities and Societies: The Dutch United Nations Student Association (DUNSA)
Teachers: professors B.M.E.M. Schols, F.W.J.M. Schols and J.W.A. Biemans, cantonal judge T. Bennebroek et al.
• Inheritance law, grants;
• matrimonial property law;
• business succession;
• international estate planning;
• asset protection;
• estate planning and income tax;
• estate planning and retirement provision;
• settlement of estates.
Teachers: professors B.M.E.M. Schols, F.W.J.M. Schols, W. Burgerhart, F. Sonneveldt and E.J.W. Heithuis, tax lawyers J. Vrusch LL.M. and A. Verduijn LL.M. RB and tax advisor R. Hoppenreijs M.Sc.
The webinar provided tools on how to fill the estate with disappeared funds after a death. There was extensive coverage of the obligation to account for what happened during the testator's lifetime, the possibility of nullifying gifts and how general doctrines such as tort, unjust enrichment and undue payment can be deployed in inheritance law.
Teacher: lawyer E.C.E. Schnackers LL.M.
Teachers: lawyer P.G. Knoppers LL.M. and professor A.H.N. Stollenwerck
Teachers: lawyers M.J.P. Schipper LL.M. and J.Th.M. Diks LL.M.
Teacher: professor J.W.A. Biemans
Teachers: professor A.H.N. Stollenwerck and dr. W.J.J.G. Speetjens LL.M.
Teachers: professors B.M.E.M. Schols and T.J. Mellema-Kranenburg, lawyer P.G. Knoppers LL.M., estate planner J.D.H. van Ewijk LL.M., notarial lawyer J. Nijenhuis-Wildervanck LL.M. and estate manager O.A. Balkenende
Teachers: professors B.M.E.M. Schols and F.W.J.M. Schols
Passed the translation test in the direction of Dutch > English, taken within the framework for interpretation and translation tests of the Bureau Wbtv
In conjunction with the certificate of competence English > Dutch this is equivalent to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Translation
An OSINT Analyst integrates intelligence data, analyzes, and produces open-source intelligence in response to priority intelligence requirements on political, military, economic, social, criminal, or counterterrorism issues
An OSINT Analyst integrates intelligence data, analyzes, and produces open-source intelligence in response to priority intelligence requirements on political, military, economic, social, criminal, or counterterrorism issues
6-day accelerated Basic Training course in Mediation
"In one week you will be ready for the exam, after which you can start your own practice or apply your skills to your daily activities. We provide an intense training meeting all of the requirements. You can become a mediator in 6 days. After completing the training you can be accredited as a mediator in order to be able to work as a Court Mediator and provide subsidized legal aid."
Teachers: P.J. Tijssen LL.M., lawyer J.C.G.J. van der Linden LL.M., psychologist and MfN-registered family mediator M. Hol M.A. and MfN-registered mediator J.B. Bosman
Passed the translation test in the direction of English > Dutch, taken within the framework for interpretation and translation tests of the Bureau Wbtv
In conjunction with the certificate of competence Dutch > English this is equivalent to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Translation
Passed three exams with a GPA of 3.33
Percentile 98,8 or 134 IQ
Widely considered one of the most difficult exams in banking
Diploma obtained in 2003 (first attempt).
GPA 3.57
Organization and management, corporate law, marketing of services, e-marketing, financial management, consumer insurance, general course in banking, commercial skills and business plan
Activities and societies: Secretary of the Education Committee
General economics, business economics, research and statistics, sociology / psychology, information management, law, linguistic competence, marketing and English