Right of First Refusal Investigations

If your parenting plan includes a right-of-first-refusal clause, the wording and timing matter. We document childcare arrangements, notices and transfers so your attorney can compare what happened with the actual requirements of your order.

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What Does This Investigation Cover?

Right of First Refusal Investigations

A concern may arise when someone else regularly cares for the child during a parent’s scheduled time. We review the clause with the dates you identify, then investigate who provided care, for how long and what notice or transfer occurred. Your attorney determines whether the clause applied.

Common examples: schedule-compliance timelines, transfer-window observations, and communication pattern corroboration.
Use cases: enforcement motions, repeated noncompliance claims, and parenting-plan clarification disputes.
What you receive: a chronology connecting childcare dates, observed duration, verifiable caregiver identity and available communications to the clause under review.

What Services Support This Investigation?

The evidence may involve an observable handoff, a caregiver’s firsthand account or messages about availability. We focus on the missing part of that sequence.

Surveillance Services

Document relevant handoffs and caregiver routines during the scheduled observation period, including times and gaps in coverage.

Witness Interview Services

Interview people with direct knowledge of the childcare arrangement, clarifying dates, duration and the basis for their account.

Social Media Investigation Services

Preserve relevant public posts and authorized communications in context, including notices and responses about childcare or transfers.

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Washington Law and Court Sources

The parenting-plan statutes provide general context. Bring the full order, since the wording of your own right-of-first-refusal provision guides the factual inquiry.

What Should You Expect From This Process?

Start with the clause and a dated example of the concern. We will discuss which facts are already documented and whether further observation or interviews would help.

First call: Your initial consultation is free and lasts 30 minutes. We discuss the question, your deadline and whether investigation can help. Additional communication outside the agreed task is $150 per hour, prepaid separately; communication included in the task is not charged twice.
Typical planning window: Most plans are developed within 48 hours of intake once the facts, urgency, and legal posture are clear.
Costs: Lite is $150 per investigator-hour; Heavy is $300 per investigator-hour. Preparation and report writing each cost $150/hour. Round-trip travel from our Tacoma office is $2.50/minute. Other time is billed in whole hours, with partial hours rounded up. Each purchased service hour carries $15 in expense credit for Lite or $30 for Heavy. Credits on hours used for your task cover only that task's expenses; any remainder expires at report delivery. Expenses are charged at cost. Applicable surcharges are separate dollar charges, not deductions from service hours. We confirm the work, schedule and prepaid costs by text and email. See Pricing for unused-time, credit, specialist and other fee terms.
Reporting: The report presents the childcare sequence and supporting sources, including the limits of any timing or caregiver identification. Counsel assesses whether the order was breached.

Frequently Asked Questions About Right of First Refusal Investigations

What are you usually trying to learn in a right of first refusal case?

We check the childcare dates and duration, caregiver identity where verifiable, notice and transfer timing. Those findings are compared with the exact clause in your plan. We report observed and corroborated facts; your attorney determines whether the clause applied and was breached.

How do you decide what kind of work fits a right of first refusal case?

We first read the clause and the messages or records you lawfully provide. If the missing fact is who cared for the child or how long the arrangement lasted, we discuss observation or firsthand interviews suited to that question.

Will I hear from you during my right of first refusal investigation?

Yes. We agree on updates around the relevant childcare periods and notify you if a changed schedule affects the work. Expanding the assignment requires approval.

Need help deciding what to do next?

Have the right-of-first-refusal clause and the dates of the childcare arrangements ready. We can discuss what needs to be verified before you decide on an investigation.

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