Child Support Modification Investigations in Washington

When income, employment or living arrangements may have changed, we can document the facts and when they changed. Ask counsel whether modification, adjustment or another process applies: RCW 26.09.170 includes exceptions to its substantial-change requirement. FPI does not decide eligibility or calculate the court-approved support amount.

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Document the claimed change and its timing

Child Support Modification Investigations

A support review needs more than an assumption carried over from the last order. We compare available earlier records with current work activity, business connections and residence facts to identify what has changed and what still needs verification.

Work we may undertake: check employment and business-activity leads, observe relevant routines and residence use, and compare authorized records across dates.
Questions to investigate: a disputed income reduction, claimed underemployment or evidence of work not reflected in disclosures.
What you receive: dated findings and supporting records that identify changes, contradictions and limits for support-hearing preparation.

Ways to check a claimed financial change

We identify the disputed period first, then choose records research or observation that can test the claim. More activity evidence does not necessarily establish an earnings figure.

Surveillance Services

Document relevant work or residence activity during agreed periods and compare it with the claimed change, noting the limits of observation.

Background Check Services

Research public business, property and court records for dated connections or changes relevant to the support question.

Digital Forensics Services

Review authorized financial and activity records, keeping dates and source context intact so earlier and current circumstances can be compared.

Location Services

Verify workplace, business and residence leads that may clarify a change in circumstances, without assuming an address proves employment or income.

Washington Law and Court Sources

Use the Washington child-support schedule and modification statute with counsel to identify the legal process. We gather the dated facts that process requires; we do not select it for you.

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Planning, costs and your report

We review the existing order and the before-and-after financial claim. Tell us which period counsel needs examined and any filing or hearing deadline.

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: The report compares relevant dates, records and observed activity, identifying what supports or contradicts the claimed change. 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 Child Support Modification Investigations in Washington

What does the investigation compare?

We compare the claimed change with earlier and current evidence of work, business involvement, residence and authorized financial records. Findings identify dates and uncertainty so your attorney can assess the appropriate support request.

Do I need new financial records before hiring you?

Bring what you lawfully have, including the current order and the claim you dispute. We review the gaps before proposing work. Some records may require a lawful request through counsel rather than investigative observation.

Can my attorney receive the findings?

Yes, with your authorization. We agree on recipients, update timing and any hearing deadline before work begins. The findings describe the evidence; counsel handles the legal request and support calculation.

What changed since the existing order?

Share the claimed change, approximate dates and records already available. We can identify a focused task to check the facts that remain in dispute.

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