Social Media Investigations

When you are deciding whether this service fits your case, what usually matters most is what it can realistically help with, where the limits are, and when it tends to make the biggest difference. This page starts with what the service can realistically help with, where the limits are, and how to decide whether it belongs in the plan.

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How Does This Service Work?

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.

Which Investigation Types Use This Service?

Investigative tools are applied to case goals. These are the investigation types that most often use social media investigations.

Infidelity and Affair Investigations

Clarify suspected infidelity with lawful observations and a dated account of what was and was not established.

Divorce Investigations

Test disputed residence, cohabitation, property-use and financial-activity facts before choosing the next investigative step.

Child Custody Investigations

Document caregiving routines, exchanges and specific safety concerns with observable facts, sources and clear limits.

Parenting Plan Investigations

Compare the actual order with dated exchanges, missed time and communication records instead of relying on general accusations.

Alimony and Spousal Support Investigations

Document disputed work, cohabitation and living-pattern facts for attorney review without assuming they change a support obligation.

Cohabitation Investigations

Document repeated shared-residence and routine indicators, distinguishing a pattern from an isolated visit.

Right of First Refusal Investigations

Connect the order's actual terms with caregiver identity, timing, notice and records of the disputed event.

Relocation Investigations

Check residence and movement timelines around a disputed move; legal notice and relocation decisions remain with counsel and the court.

Court Order Investigations

Connect a specific order provision with dated conduct, communications and source-based documentation of possible noncompliance.

Protection Order Investigations

Preserve incident chronology and corroborating sources while keeping immediate safety and law-enforcement response ahead of PI intake.

Domestic Violence Investigations

Preserve lawful incident and communication evidence without delaying emergency help or substituting for safety planning and treatment.

Washington Law and Service Planning Sources

These public references are here to help you understand the legal boundaries that shape service planning. During intake, we sort through method fit, legal context, and practical limits before investigation work begins.

What Should You Expect From This Service?

Each social media investigations engagement is planned during intake so you understand the plan, the likely deliverables, and where the limits are before work begins.

Service availability: Social Media Investigations is planned around fit, legal boundaries, and whether it is likely to produce useful documentation.
Pricing structure: The service package is $1,500 and includes 10 service hours and a $150 expense credit. Travel time, preparation time, and any applicable surcharges are deducted from the available service hours in 1-hour blocks under the current pricing rules. Report writing is billed separately at $150 per hour.
Intake response: Most non-emergency inquiries receive same-day or next-business-day response.
Reporting: Every assignment ends with organized reporting rather than loose notes that leave you guessing what matters.

Frequently Asked Questions About Social Media Investigations

When does it make sense to use social media investigations?

It can help when a specific public post, profile or lawfully held message bears on a disputed date, activity or statement. Preserve the source, date and surrounding context. A profile match or location tag is a lead to corroborate, not proof of identity or location by itself; private accounts require lawful authority.

How is social media investigations usually planned?

Planning is shaped during intake around timing, legal boundaries, likely evidence sources, and whether the method should stand alone or be paired with something else.

Can social media investigations be combined with other work?

Yes. Many family-law matters need more than one method. When that happens, the combination is planned up front so each step supports the same underlying question.

Need help deciding whether this service fits?

Tell us what is happening and what you hope this service will clarify. We will help you understand whether it fits your case and what the next step should be before investigation work begins.

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