Northstar Asset Group provides contingency-based asset recovery and escheatment compliance services across two distinct practice areas. Select a service area below to learn more, or contact us directly to discuss your specific situation

Asset Recovery Services

Body: Research, documentation, and claim preparation for families navigating unclaimed funds, dormant trusts, estate assets, foreclosure surplus, and securities held in state treasuries across all 50 states. No upfront cost. Contingency fee only.

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Corporate Solutions

Pre-escheatment due diligence, stale-dated check resolution, administrative skip-tracing, and audit-ready documentation for law firms, insurance carriers, financial institutions, and corporate accounting departments.

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OUR SERVICE AREAS

What We Do

Northstar Asset Group provides contingency-based asset recovery and escheatment compliance services across two distinct practice areas. Select a service area below to learn more, or contact us directly to discuss your specific situation.

State Unclaimed Property — All 50 States

We research and prepare claims for funds held by state treasuries under unclaimed property statutes. Florida Chapter 717 is our primary jurisdiction, but we search and file in all 50 states when prior addresses or account holders connect to other states.

Foreclosure & Tax Deed Surplus

Surplus funds from Florida foreclosure sales and tax deed auctions belong to the former owner or their heirs. We research county clerk records across Florida’s circuit courts, identify rightful claimants, and prepare §197.582 claim packages.

Trust & Estate Navigation

Dormant trusts, successor trustee identification, heir research, and beneficiary verification for complex estate situations. We handle revocable, irrevocable, living, land, and testamentary trust structures across all stages of administration.

Securities, Dividends & DRIP Recovery

Uncashed dividends, dormant mutual fund shares, and DRIP accounts escheated to state treasuries. We work with transfer agents including Computershare, EQ Shareowner Services, and American Stock Transfer to recover these assets.

Pre-Escheatment Due Diligence

For institutional holders facing statutory reporting deadlines — we locate account owners, document outreach attempts, and prepare audit-ready compliance records before funds are required to be remitted to the state.

Skip-Tracing & Owner Location

Multi-source investigative research to locate living owners, heirs, successor trustees, and authorized representatives associated with dormant accounts, trust instruments, and uncashed disbursements. Conducted under applicable federal and state permissible purpose frameworks.

How we Charge

Contingency-Based. No Recovery, No Fee.

Every Northstar engagement is structured on a pure contingency basis. We do not charge retainers, hourly fees, or upfront research costs. Our fee is a percentage of what we recover — and only collected when funds are successfully disbursed to our client.

For Florida state unclaimed property claims, our fee is governed by Florida Statute §717.135, which caps recovery firm fees at 25% of the amount recovered, with a maximum ceiling of 30% under specific circumstances. We operate at 25% as our standard working rate.

For foreclosure surplus, court registry, and out-of-state claims, our fee structure is disclosed in full in our contingency fee agreement prior to any engagement. We do not begin work until the agreement is signed.

25%

Standard contingency fee on Florida state unclaimed property claims under F.S. §717.135

0%

Upfront cost to you — we only get paid when you recover

All 50

States searched as part of every intake — not just Florida

Who We Serve

Two Audiences. One Standard of Work.

Individuals & Families

Heirs and beneficiaries of deceased account holders. Successor trustees of dormant or inactive trusts. Surviving spouses navigating informally administered estates. Adult children and grandchildren of deceased investors and policyholders. Personal representatives in active Florida probate proceedings. Property owners or their heirs owed foreclosure or tax deed surplus funds.

Institutions & Corporate Holders

Law firms managing aged IOTA trust accounts and uncashed settlement disbursements. Insurance carriers with uncashed claims, proceeds, and policy refunds. Banks and credit unions with dormant accounts approaching escheatment deadlines. Brokerage houses and transfer agents with undeliverable dividend and DRIP accounts. Corporate accounting departments with stale-dated vendor, payroll, or refund checks. HOA developers and contractors with unreturned performance bond deposits.

Not Sure Which Service Applies to Your Situation?

Contact us for a confidential, no-obligation review. We’ll identify which recovery paths apply to your specific situation and give you a clear picture of what’s recoverable before any agreement is signed.

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