Case study·Nigeria & Kenya·Firms & fiduciaries
A fiduciary needed to identify and verify next-of-kin across two African jurisdictions for estate administration.
Outcome
Four heirs verified with supporting documentation.
A fiduciary administering an estate abroad faced a familiar obstacle: the deceased's next-of-kin were spread across two African jurisdictions, and the records needed to prove each relationship were not sitting in any single, searchable place.
Two jurisdictions, one chain of evidence
We mapped the family structure first, then set about verifying it. Civil registrations, where they existed, were paired with local enquiry in both countries — because a name on a certificate means little without the context to confirm it belongs to the right person.
Each relationship was documented to a standard suitable for estate administration: not just an assertion, but the evidence and reasoning behind it, ready to withstand scrutiny. Four heirs were identified and verified, and the fiduciary received a report that allowed administration to proceed without the uncertainty that cross-border cases so often carry.
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