Digital Forensics

Digital evidence can be preserved and reviewed carefully when the source is client-authorized, public-facing, or otherwise lawfully obtained. Here you can see where that work tends to help most. 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?

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 public-facing content and other data we have lawful authority to review. A client request, possession of a device, or attorney involvement does not by itself authorize access to someone else's private account or restricted records.
Output: source-based findings and chronology notes formatted for client or attorney review.

Which Investigation Types Use This Service?

Investigative tools are applied to case goals. These are the investigation types that most often use digital forensics.

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.

High Net Worth Divorce Investigations

Organize business, ownership and property-use leads in a financially complex divorce without promising a complete financial audit.

Alimony and Spousal Support Investigations

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

Child Support Modification Investigations

Organize current work-activity and residence facts alongside the existing order and lawful financial records.

Financial Support Investigations

Check work activity, residence and financial leads relevant to a disputed support claim; counsel addresses the legal effect.

Child Custody Investigations

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

Parental Kidnapping and Unauthorized Removal Investigations

Organize child-location leads and movement timelines for coordination with counsel and law enforcement; a PI is not an emergency responder.

Court Order Investigations

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

Restraining Order Investigations

Organize factual contact and conduct records around the actual restrictions, without deciding whether an event is a legal violation.

No-Contact Order Investigations

Organize direct or indirect contact records and timelines for counsel or law enforcement; a PI does not enforce or interpret the order.

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 digital forensics engagement is planned during intake so you understand the plan, the likely deliverables, and where the limits are before work begins.

Service availability: Digital Forensics 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.

Related Evidence and Planning Guides

Preserve social media and webpages: Retain source URLs, context and original materials without entering private accounts.
Prepare digital evidence for attorney review: Keep provenance, chronology and source context attached to the material.
Private records, accounts and access limits: Do not mistake a device, account or message request for lawful access authority.

Frequently Asked Questions About Digital Forensics

What kinds of digital evidence can you review?

We review public-facing content and digital material that you or counsel have lawful authority to provide. Possessing a device or knowing a password does not by itself establish authority to access another person's data. Confirm the permitted sources and analysis scope before any work begins.

Do you hack phones, accounts, or deleted messages?

No. We do not hack devices, break into accounts, or use unlawful access methods. If digital evidence matters, the work has to stay inside consent, lawful authority, and proper process.

What is the deliverable from digital-forensics work?

What you receive usually includes organized source notes, metadata-aware chronology work, and evidence summaries that make the file easier for the client or counsel to review.

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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