# any lawyers? next of kin trackers (i know that's not a thing)?

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**Created:** [May 22, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-lawyers-next-of-kin-trackers-i-know-thats-not-a-thing/689014 "2014-05-22T16:27:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-lawyers-next-of-kin-trackers-i-know-thats-not-a-thing/689014/1 "2014-05-22T16:27:02Z")

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I’m writing a story about an investigation into a man who committed suicide and his life’s work (fiction, mystery) and was wondering:

What would have to be done to track down next of kin?

Its about 200 years into the future (that is to say, it’s present day but the death in question happened in the past). Is it at all possible?