Press Releases

Lowcountry Honorees Among 2026 OneSouthCarolina Award Winners

The Riley Institute at Furman University honored a Lowcountry organization and leader during the Riley-Wilkins OneSouthCarolina Awards Dinner on January 13, 2026, which recognizes outstanding contributions to South Carolina’s civic, economic, and social progress.

Center for Heirs’ Property Unveils New Brand Identity and Celebrates Expansion into East Texas in Honor of 20-Year Milestone

The Center for Heirs Property® (CHP) is proud to unveil its refreshed brand identity and redesigned website—reflecting a modernized vision rooted in heritage, opportunity, and community power.

The Post and Courier

Powerful and in-depth article from The Post and Courier on April 8th, 2022. It talks about how Philadelphia is exploring its own solutions to heirs’ property, or as they call it, Tangled Titles. The Center is mentioned and Josh Walden, Center COO, is quoted.

Post & Courier

The Opportunity Center, the Center’s new home, will feature a new Women’s Business Center affiliated with the U.S. Small Business Administration as part of the largest-ever expansion in the program’s history.

The Post and Courier

The Center will now have a new home!

Charleston Regional Business Journal

Program aids African Americans in land preservation

Minority Landowner Magazine

Helping Landowners Claim Their Future in South Carolina

Georgetown Times

“Residents learn about heirs’ property and forestry management”

The Post and Courier

A new strategy to help heirs keep family lands

Island Packet Editorial

Editorial: Hilton Head obligated to get dirt roads paved.

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About Us

The Center for Heirs’ Property has been helping landowners protect their family legacy. Learn about how they save, protect, and grow land value – and the impact they’ve made.

Our Team

Meet the passionate team driving the mission of the Center for Heirs’ Property. These are the leaders protecting land, legacy, and justice to build generational wealth.

East Texas Heirs Property Intiative

As part of our expansion efforts, the Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation (CHPP) has launched a new initiative, the East Texas Heirs’ Property Initiative.

At the Center for Heirs’ Property, we help families protect what matters most — their land and their legacy.

Service Areas

The Center for Heirs’ Property serves families across South Carolina and East Texas, providing legal services, forestry support, and education to help protect land. 

Forestry

At the Center for Heirs’ Property, we help families turn that opportunity into lasting value through sustainable forestry and land management.

Legal

Explore how the Center for Heirs’ Property provides free and low-cost legal services to help families resolve heirs’ property issues and protect their land and legacy.

Expanded Impact

For over 20 years, the Center for Heirs’ Property has helped families protect their land, preserve their legacy, and build generational wealth.

Give today and be part of the movement to safeguard family land for generations to come.

Donate

Support the Center for Heirs’ Property and help us protect family land and preserve their legacies. Your donation makes a lasting impact on communities and generations to come.

Careers

Discover career opportunities at the Center for Heirs Property. Join our team in protecting family land and empowering landowners.

Newsletters

These clinics are especially focused on helping families protect their heirs’ property, ensuring that land and assets are passed down securely and clearly across generations.

Press Releases

We provide vital information and resources to help families resolve land ownership issues and make informed decisions about their property.

News

These gatherings cover topics like conservation practices, timber harvesting, and land stewardship, all designed to help protect and sustain your forestland for future generations.

Join one of the many Heirs Property events in your county today and get involved with us today. 

FREE Wills Clinics

These clinics are especially focused on helping families protect their heirs’ property, ensuring that land and assets are passed down securely and clearly across generations.

Heirs’ Property Seminars, Clinics and Land Use Workshops

We provide vital information and resources to help families resolve land ownership issues and make informed decisions about their property.

Sustainable Forestry Workshops & Forestry Events

These gatherings cover topics like conservation practices, timber harvesting, and land stewardship, all designed to help protect and sustain your forestland for future generations.