Alimony and Spousal Support Investigations in Washington

A maintenance dispute may depend on what has changed in someone’s work or household. We document residence use, employment activity and relevant financial records for your attorney’s review. Washington has no fixed maintenance formula; courts weigh factors including duration, need, ability to pay and standard of living.

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Facts behind a maintenance question

Alimony and Spousal Support Investigations

Whether support is being established or an existing obligation is disputed, identify the financial or living-arrangement claim that needs checking. We can investigate cohabitation indicators, routines and possible undisclosed work without assuming that any one finding changes maintenance.

Examples: dates of shared residence, repeated overnight stays, observed work routines and records that help establish when circumstances changed.
When this can help: factual preparation for establishing maintenance, reviewing a contested obligation or assessing a proposed modification with counsel.
What you receive: a chronology of relevant activity and records, with supporting observations and the limits of each finding.

Checking household and work-related claims

A residence question may need observation; a financial discrepancy may be better answered by records. We choose the work after reviewing the claim and existing evidence.

Surveillance Services

Observe work activity or residence use during relevant periods and record what was visible, including gaps in coverage.

Social Media Investigation Services

Preserve relevant public business, work or lifestyle posts with their dates and context. Posts can suggest a lead, but cannot establish an income amount or asset value alone.

Digital Forensics Services

Examine authorized financial and activity records and compare dates with the claimed change. We preserve source information and do not promise private-account access.

Location Services

Check address, employment and business-location leads to clarify where relevant activity occurs and whether a residence claim is supported.

Washington Law and Court Sources

The official maintenance and modification statutes are linked below. Your attorney can assess the existing order and explain whether a particular work or household fact matters legally.

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Planning, costs and your report

We start with the maintenance question and any existing order. This helps identify relevant dates, locations and records without assuming the legal effect of a finding.

First conversation: Your first consultation is free and lasts 30 minutes. Additional communication outside the agreed task is $150/hour, prepaid separately; communication already included in the task is not charged again.
Planning and scheduling: Most plans are developed within 48 hours once the necessary facts, locations and restrictions are clear. We confirm the assignment and schedule by text and email; tell us about any hearing or other deadline before booking.
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.
Your report: Your report describes documented work and residence patterns and the records supporting them, with uncertainty clearly stated. Reports are due by 9 p.m. Pacific on the next business day after the task finishes, including return travel. Completion after midnight uses that new calendar date. Business days exclude weekends and the specified federal holiday periods, including the day before and after each holiday. Faster delivery costs $300 per report only when requested and accepted, plus report-writing time. We notify you of schedule changes caused by approved additional report work or priority delays.

Frequently Asked Questions About Alimony and Spousal Support Investigations in Washington

Does cohabitation automatically change maintenance?

No automatic change should be assumed. We can document shared residence and routines, but your attorney must assess the order and applicable law. Observations also do not establish an exact income or the household’s financial arrangements by themselves.

What should I bring to discuss a support investigation?

Bring the maintenance order or current claim, the change you believe occurred, relevant dates and records you lawfully possess. Known work and residence locations help us assess which facts can be checked.

How will I know what the investigation establishes?

We agree on updates at the start and provide findings with dates, supporting material and unresolved questions. With your authorization, we can communicate with your attorney so further work addresses a relevant factual gap.

Discuss the work or household change in question

Tell us which maintenance-related claim needs checking and when the change may have occurred. We can explain what an investigation could document before you approve the work.

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