When you need to know who is caring for your child, where a spouse is living, or whether a financial claim adds up, Family Private Investigator can help you look into it. We gather records, interview witnesses, and document relevant activity for divorce, custody, affair, parenting plan, support, and court order matters. You receive our findings in a written report to review yourself or with your attorney.
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You may have a specific concern, or several events you cannot yet explain. Tell us what happened and what you need to understand. We can discuss which facts an investigation could check and what information would help us begin.
If you suspect an affair, we can check relevant activity, places, and timelines through research and lawful observation. Our report explains what we found so you can consider your next decision with that information.
During a divorce, questions about a separate household, business interests, or property can affect the decisions ahead. We research available records and document relevant activity for you and your attorney to review.
If you are worried about your child’s care, we can document caregiving routines, exchanges, and specific safety concerns. Dates, observations, and witness accounts help explain what is happening in your child’s daily life.
Repeated missed exchanges or denied parenting time can be difficult to explain from memory. We compare the relevant plan with dated messages, records, and observations, including facts about a disputed move, to document the events.
When reported income differs from the work or spending you see, we can research business and property records and document relevant work activity or cohabitation. These findings can help you and your attorney examine support questions.
For concerns involving restraining orders, protection orders, or no-contact orders, we document reported incidents and compare dates, messages, and observations with the order’s terms. We can also gather facts for your attorney to review before a new filing.
The right method depends on the question. An address may need records research; a disputed exchange may need observation or a witness interview. We explain the proposed work and its cost before you approve it.
We research address history, residence leads, and work connections when you need to locate someone for a family matter or lawful process service. Access and disclosure limits apply; voluntary adult-location work requires the person’s permission before we share their location.
We observe relevant routines, arrivals, departures, and parenting exchanges from lawful locations. Where permitted, photographs and video document what we see. Recording and access require the permissions applicable to the work.
We check court records, business filings, property records, and public online posts for information relevant to your concern. We compare sources where available and explain gaps or conflicting information in our findings.
We assess and preserve relevant messages, photographs, files, and device records you have authority to share. Work may begin remotely; advanced examination can require a separately approved specialist. Access to a private account or device requires lawful authorization.
We ask witnesses what they saw, when it happened, and how they know. Lite interviews are remote; Heavy can include in-person interviews and nearby canvassing. Statements distinguish firsthand observations from things heard from others and are reviewed and signed by the witness.
We retrieve court records, serve documents, provide court runner and secure courier services, and testify about our investigative work. Testimony time includes waiting and standby. Heavy can also include a detailed review of case files for inconsistencies and overlooked facts.
A useful investigation starts with a question that can be checked. We record what we learn, where it came from, and what remains unresolved, so you and your attorney can assess the findings.
A missed pickup, a change in residence, or conflicting accounts of who was present gives us something specific to check. We gather the available records and observations, including findings that do not support the original concern.
Messages may be deleted, recordings may be overwritten, and witnesses may forget details. Tell us about upcoming hearings and relevant material you already have so we can discuss what to preserve and which work needs attention first.
Before recording a conversation or accessing a device, check what permission is required. We use lawful methods and document where material came from. Our role is investigation, not legal representation: your attorney advises on legal use, and the court decides admissibility.
Your questions may concern your marriage, your time with a child, or the care a grandchild receives. We listen to what you need to understand and discuss work suited to those concerns. With your permission, we can coordinate with your attorney.
You may be deciding how to respond to a suspected affair, prepare for divorce, or address a support or parenting dispute. We can check the specific events, living arrangements, and financial information behind your questions.
If your parenting time or involvement is disputed, we can document exchanges, caregiving, and relevant communications. We help fathers assemble dated facts about their role in a child’s life and investigate specific custody concerns.
When you have concerns about a child’s care or household routine, we can look into who is providing care, what happens at exchanges, and whether events match the parenting plan. We document the details available to investigate those concerns.
If you have helped raise a grandchild, dates and records can explain your involvement. We can gather information about caregiving history, family contact, and changes in the child’s routine for you and your attorney to consider.
Deployment or relocation can make it harder to check what is happening at home. We document relevant housing changes, caregiving arrangements, and parenting exchanges in Washington so military families can review the facts even while away.
We work with family-law attorneys on specific factual questions and deadlines. Records research, witness interviews, observation, and documented findings can support counsel’s preparation for client discussions, declarations, and hearings.
We are a licensed Washington private investigation agency. Our Tacoma office handles intake and planning, and our investigative work takes place in Washington. Tell us where the relevant events are happening so we can discuss coverage and travel.
539 Broadway
Tacoma, WA 98402
Our primary field coverage includes King, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, Skagit, and Island counties. We consider assignments elsewhere in Washington based on the location, travel, and timing. We confirm the work location and schedule, including any court deadline you provide, before fieldwork begins.
Tacoma is our only office. Find details about investigation help from our Tacoma office, or read our Washington family-law resources for questions about records, evidence, and family disputes.
You can hire us for work in Washington even if you live elsewhere. Let us know where the people, records, and relevant events are located. Your attorney can advise which court has jurisdiction over your matter.
Travel costs $2.50 per minute, measured from and back to our office at 539 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402. Preparation and report writing each cost $150 per hour for either tier and are paid separately from investigative service time. These costs also apply to local assignments. Review the rates, expenses, and additional fees before approving work.
You should know what you are paying for and how you will receive the findings. We confirm the assignment and schedule by text and email, explain the charges, and receive payment before work begins.
Lite investigation work costs $150 per hour per investigator; Heavy costs $300 per hour per investigator. Each purchased service hour carries an expense credit of $15 for Lite or $30 for Heavy. Preparation, travel, report writing, and applicable additional fees are charged separately. We explain the proposed work and charges before you decide.
We start with your question, review relevant information and restrictions, and agree on the work. Lite covers core research and investigation methods. Heavy includes Lite methods and can add suitable advanced research, automation, equipment, or in-person canvassing. We select methods for the assignment; every case does not need every method.
Our Washington PI agency license is #20106619. You can review our licensing, insurance, and bond information before deciding whether to hire us.
Family details, messages, and investigation findings can be sensitive. Before sharing them, review how we handle your information, who may receive it, and the legal and safety limits on disclosure.
Your report describes the work and brings together the timeline, records, photographs, and other findings. Our ordinary delivery deadline is 9:00 PM Pacific on the next business day after the task and return travel are finished. Business days exclude weekends and the holiday periods in our pricing terms. Report writing is billed separately at $150 per hour. If additional approved report work or a priority delay changes delivery, we contact you with an updated schedule.
Surveillance, recordings, and digital evidence each have access and consent rules. We review the restrictions that apply to the proposed work, including court orders, before choosing a method. Your permission cannot override another person’s rights.
Hiring an investigator means trusting someone with personal information and a paid assignment. Read client reviews, check our credentials, and see examples of the questions an investigation can address before deciding.
Read verified reviews from families and attorneys about their experience with us on affair, divorce, custody, and other family-law investigations. Their accounts can help you assess whether our approach fits what you need.
These illustrative scenarios show how research, observation, and interviews might help answer a family’s question, and what a report could contain. They are examples of possible work, not verified client cases or promised results.
We hold Washington PI agency license #20106619 and carry $1,000,000 in general liability insurance and a $10,000 surety bond. Review the credential details alongside the client reviews when choosing your investigator.
A report should let you follow what happened and identify the material behind each finding. We organize timelines and exhibits for review, identify sources, and explain limits or unresolved questions so you and your attorney can assess the work.
We investigate questions involving divorce, suspected affairs, child custody, parenting plans, relocation, financial support, hidden assets, and court order violations. Depending on the concern, the work may involve records research, witness interviews, observation, or review of material you can lawfully provide.
Intake and planning typically take 48 hours after consultation. Tell us about an upcoming hearing, a safety concern, or evidence that may soon become unavailable. We assess whether earlier work is possible and confirm the assignment and schedule by text and email before you rely on a start date.
No. You can hire us directly. If a court case is underway, coordinating with your attorney can help us focus on the factual questions they need answered. We can share findings and discuss the assignment with your attorney when you authorize us to do so.
Our office is in Tacoma, and our primary coverage is King, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, Skagit, and Island counties. We also consider work elsewhere in Washington. You may live outside the state, but the investigative work we take on is in Washington.
Yes, your first call is free. This 30-minute introductory consultation lets us discuss your concern and whether an investigation may help. Additional communication outside the work included in your task costs $150 per hour, prepaid separately in one-hour blocks, with partial hours rounded up. Communication already included in your task is not charged twice.
Lite investigation work is $150 per hour per investigator; Heavy is $300 per hour per investigator. Preparation and report writing each cost $150 per hour for either option. Travel is $2.50 per minute from and back to our Tacoma office. Except for travel, time is billed in one-hour blocks, with partial hours rounded up. Purchased investigative time carries a 10% expense credit. Expenses beyond the credit available for your task, approved specialist work, and applicable surcharges are separate. We confirm the work and receive payment before starting. See our rates, expense credits, and payment terms for the full details.
Start with the concern that brought you here: a child’s care, an unexplained change at home, or a financial question. Tell us about any deadline and what you already know. We will discuss what we could investigate, what you would receive, and the cost before you approve paid work.
