Core Investigation Service Types

Most people do not arrive knowing whether they need surveillance, a locate, a witness interview, or Legal Support. This is where those differences become clearer.

How the Work Gets Done

Each service solves a different kind of problem. The goal here is to make the tools easier to understand before anyone spends money on the wrong one.

Location Services

Your case can't move forward if the other person can't be found. Whether it's an ex avoiding service, a missing family member, or a parent who has taken a child without authorization - every day you wait is a day the trail gets colder.

  • Current address verification
  • Skip-trace support for evasive respondents
  • Vehicle and movement lead development
  • Employer/business location confirmation from lawful sources
  • Digital and public-record location intelligence
  • Locate investigations and service preparation
  • Missing-person, runaway youth, and reunification support
  • Parental abduction and unauthorized removal case support

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Surveillance Services

You know something isn't right - but knowing it and proving it are two different things. Without documented observations with dates, times, and context, the court is stuck listening to two different stories with no way to tell which one is true.

  • Undercover surveillance operations
  • Spot-check verification assignments
  • Pattern/routine surveillance planning
  • Custody-exchange compliance observations
  • Overnight residency and shared-household pattern documentation
  • Behavior pattern documentation
  • Cohabitation and routine verification
  • Date-stamped observation records

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Background Check Services

Background-check work pulls together lawful public-record, court, business, property, and public-facing online information into one organized profile for family-law matters.

  • Common examples: civil and family court research, business and entity links, public-record employment indicators, property leads, and public-facing social media review.
  • Access boundary: work is limited to public sources, client-authorized materials, and other lawfully obtained records. We do not access protected phone records, private accounts, or restricted data without lawful authority.
  • Output: organized source-based findings and issue summaries for client or attorney review.

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Digital Forensics Services

Digital forensics focuses on lawful preservation, review, and organization of digital evidence that clients or counsel are authorized to provide for analysis.

  • Common examples: device-activity timeline reconstruction from client-authorized materials, metadata-aware review, and evidence organization.
  • Access boundary: work is limited to lawfully obtained data, public-facing content, client-authorized devices or accounts, or attorney-directed legal process.
  • Output: source-based findings and chronology notes formatted for client or attorney review.

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Witness Interview Services

Useful witness information often starts as scattered observations. We conduct neutral outreach, document statements in a structured format, and organize the resulting record for client or attorney review.

  • Common examples: witness outreach, neutral third-party canvassing, statement summaries, and signed written statements when appropriate.
  • Recording boundary: interviews are documented in writing by default. Any audio recording is done only with the consent required by law.
  • Output: organized witness notes, statement summaries, and briefing materials for lawful evidence review.

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Legal Support focuses on organizing investigative findings into timelines, exhibit indexes, and reporting packages so the factual record is easier for clients and attorneys to review. It does not include legal advice, form selection, or legal strategy.

  • Case chronology assembly and timeline cleanup
  • Evidence indexing, labeling, and exhibit-reference QA
  • Document and media organization for client or attorney review
  • Rebuttal timeline organization for conflicting declarations
  • Public docket, filing-status, and deadline context research
  • Handoff preparation for counsel, experts, or self-represented clients

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Digital Evidence Service Types

Digital evidence deserves extra care, which is why these services are broken out separately.

Digital Forensics Services

Digital forensics focuses on lawful preservation, review, and organization of digital evidence that clients or counsel are authorized to provide for analysis.

  • Common examples: device-activity timeline reconstruction from client-authorized materials, metadata-aware review, and evidence organization.
  • Access boundary: work is limited to lawfully obtained data, public-facing content, client-authorized devices or accounts, or attorney-directed legal process.
  • Output: source-based findings and chronology notes formatted for client or attorney review.

View Dedicated Digital Forensics Page

Social Media Investigation Services

Social media investigation work documents publicly accessible and lawfully obtained platform activity that may support or dispute key family-law claims.

  • Common examples: post/story chronology, profile-link analysis, location and timeline verification, and preservation snapshots.
  • Use cases: parenting-plan disputes, lifestyle/income inconsistency indicators, cohabitation claims, and credibility conflicts.
  • Output: organized evidence packets with date context and source attribution for legal review.

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Additional Service Subcategories

These supporting pages help explain reporting standards, financial investigation depth, and the legal boundaries that keep the work clean.

Asset Search and Financial Investigations

Financial profile and asset-trace support used in support and divorce disputes where hidden income or asset control is contested.

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Court Testimony and Court-Ready Reporting

Reporting standards used when counsel needs timelines, exhibits, and documentation that are easier to review and use.

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Compliance Monitoring

Legal-boundary controls and documentation checks that keep the work matched to Washington evidence and privacy law.

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Service FAQ

Which service do most family-law clients need first?

It depends on the case. Surveillance is common in custody and affair cases. Background checks are often the starting point for financial and custody concerns. During consultation, we identify which services fit your specific situation before any work begins.

Can I use more than one service on the same case?

Yes. Most cases involve a combination of services. A custody investigation might include surveillance, background research, and witness interviews. The plan bundles these under one engagement so reporting stays coordinated.

What is the difference between digital forensics and social media investigation?

Digital forensics focuses on device-level evidence, metadata, and preservation of electronic records. Social media investigation focuses on public-facing profiles, posts, check-ins, and behavioral patterns visible through lawful online research. Both follow strict legal boundaries.

Do you provide court-ready reports for all services?

Yes. Every service includes court-ready reporting with organized chronology, evidence logs, and formatted summaries that attorneys and courts can use directly. Report structure follows Washington family-law standards.

Not sure which services your case needs?

Walk us through what's happening and we'll tell you what makes sense - and what doesn't.

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