Fees

Fees & Expenses:

Research Fees are $50 per hour with a 2 hour minimum plus expenses (missing heir searches are billed at $75 per hour.). A retainer of 50% of the requested hours of research is due before research begins. Travel time outside of Loudoun County is charged at 1/2 the rate of research. Expenses include costs of copies, postage, library fees, parking and mileage from my office in Ashburn, VA (charged at standard IRS mileage rate of 50.5¢ per mile.) Please see Research Guidelines

Genealogical Research Contract

Enclosed is a check or money order in the amount of $______ as a retainer. I hereby engage the research services of Victor S. Dunn and authorize him to conduct research on my behalf, for an amount not to exceed $_______, as per my instructions (state briefly):

I, _____________________, have provided to said Victor S. Dunn all pertinent information on the subject to be researched.

Victor S. Dunn agrees to provide a detailed report, covering all sources checked during the research, with analysis, and an accounting of time consumed and expenses incurred. The report will be mailed to the person whose name and address appear below.

The research will be charged as follows:

$50 per hour ($75 for missing heir searches) including planning, analysis of previous research and report.
Cost of microfilm rental, computer printer and photocopies, library fees, postage and parking.
Travel to courthouses, repositories & cemeteries from my office.

Signature of client: ________________________________________

Client Name __________________________
Street Address ________________________
City, State & Zip_______________________
Phone # ___________________
e-mail address ______________

[Signature by client denotes acceptance of conditions.]

Client: please sign one copy and return; retain second copy.

Mail to: Victor Dunn

43540 Clivedon Court

Ashburn, VA 20147-4540