Orange
333 City Blvd W, Suite 300Orange, CA 92868
Serving Anaheim and central Orange County. Bring current photo ID.
Mon–Fri 9am–5pm
Offices and Locations
Seven offices across Southern California, from the San Fernando Valley to San Diego — and a telephone appointment for everyone else, which is how most claims are handled anyway.
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Every office below takes in-person appointments for consultations, starting a claim, notarization and document review. Pick the one nearest you and book directly from it — or take a telephone appointment, which costs nothing and covers everything except the notary.
Orange County
Orange, CA 92868
Irvine
17875 Von Karman Ave, Suite 150Irvine, CA 92614
Bring current photo ID.
Mon–Fri 9am–5pm
South Orange County
San Juan Capistrano
27131 Calle Arroyo, Suite 1722San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Serving south Orange County. Bring current photo ID.
Mon–Fri 9am–5pm
San Diego County
San Diego
402 W Broadway, Suite 400San Diego, CA 92101
Downtown San Diego. Bring current photo ID.
Mon–Fri 9am–5pm
San Fernando Valley
Tarzana
18399 Ventura Blvd, Suite 11Tarzana, CA 91356
Bring current photo ID.
Mon–Fri 9am–5pm
Woodland Hills
6603 Independence AveCanoga Park, CA 91303
On the Woodland Hills / Canoga Park line. Bring current photo ID.
Mon–Fri 9am–5pm
Los Angeles
West Los Angeles
2180 Westwood Blvd, Suite 2BLos Angeles, CA 90025
Westwood. Bring current photo ID.
Mon–Fri 9am–5pm
Anywhere in California
By telephone
Most claims never need you to come in at all. A thirty-minute call covers the search, what the record shows, and what it will take to prove — and it costs nothing wherever in California you are.
The exception is notarization: a notary must witness your signature in person, so a claim requiring one will need an office visit or a mobile appointment.
Which Appointment You Actually Need
Most people need less than they expect. It is worth knowing which of these applies before you book.
| If you want to | Book |
|---|---|
| Find out whether there is anything there at all | A telephone consultation — no need to travel |
| Understand what proves your claim | A telephone consultation |
| Have a notarized affirmation witnessed | In person. A notary must watch you sign |
| Hand over original documents | In person, at whichever office suits |
| Go through a denial or a complicated estate | Either — in person if there are papers to read together |
When You Have to Come In
Notarization is the only part of this that cannot happen remotely. A California notary must personally witness your signature and check current photo identification, which rules out video and telephone. That applies to every cash claim of $1,000 or more, to all securities claims whatever their value, and to all safe deposit box claims.
Below those thresholds a straightforward claim in your own name often needs no notary at all, and can be handled start to finish over the phone.
If You Cannot Travel
We visit claimants who are elderly, in hospital, in residential care, or without transport. Many unclaimed property claims involve exactly these situations — a safe deposit box nobody has opened in thirty years usually belongs to someone who is no longer driving. Ask when you book and we will arrange it rather than asking you to find a way in.
What to Bring
- Current government photo identification. Not expired — a notary may not proceed on an expired ID and there is no discretion in it.
- Anything you already have about the property, however incomplete.
- Any address in California you lived at during the relevant period, even approximately.
- For an estate: the death certificate, and any court papers if probate was opened.
- For a business: whatever shows the entity existed and that you may act for it.
None of it is required to book, and a first appointment with none of it is still worth having.
Each office in detail
Address, hours, and what the State is holding for that area.
- Orange — Orange County
- Irvine — Orange County
- San Juan Capistrano — South Orange County
- San Diego — San Diego County
- Tarzana — San Fernando Valley
- West Los Angeles — Los Angeles
- Woodland Hills — San Fernando Valley
Sources
This page is written from the public record. Read the originals rather than taking our summary of them.
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