A California-based investigative service recovering unclaimed property, estate funds, and probate deposits held by county treasurers and the State Controller's Office. Over eighty-six million in recoverable assets identified. No cost to you unless we recover.
California holds billions in unclaimed property. When an heir cannot be found, or a probate estate cannot deliver a beneficiary's share, those funds are deposited with the county treasurer and eventually escheated to the state. Some assets sit unclaimed for years. Others for decades. Most rightful owners never learn they exist.
Our work is quiet, methodical, and deeply researched. We read dockets. We pull death certificates. We trace family trees across state lines and generations. And when we locate the rightful heir, we stand with them through the filing, the court hearings, and the final distribution.
Every investigation conducted with absolute integrity and transparency. Our word is our bond.
We fight for what's right — navigating complex legal systems and facing hard questions so you don't have to.
We don't stop until the recovery is complete. Semper Fidelis — always faithful to our clients.
From initial identification through final recovery, every step is documented, verified, and executed with precision.
Through probate dockets, public records, State Controller databases, and county treasurer deposits, we identify unclaimed assets and the rightful owners who've lost track of them.
We trace family trees, pull vital records, confirm heirship through genealogical research, and build a complete evidentiary chain before contacting the rightful recipient.
We handle the entire filing process — petitions, court coordination, State Controller claims, distributions — standing with you from first notice to final receipt.
Identifying information withheld for client privacy. Dollar amounts and case types represent real active investigations.
Kurtis Powell is an asset recovery investigator based in Vacaville, California. A proud United States Marine Corps veteran, Kurtis brings the discipline, tenacity, and unwavering commitment to service that the Corps demands to every case he takes on.
He founded The Asset Recovery Advocate to do one thing: return unclaimed assets to the Californians they rightfully belong to. Every case is personal. Every recovery matters.
Initial consultations are confidential and carry no obligation. If we believe you have a recoverable asset, we'll tell you. If we don't, we'll tell you that too.