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Divorce Investigations

Increasingly, a private investigator in divorce proceedings is also skilled in online detective work. They often use their extensive computer and asset tracing experience to trace asset movements, look for hidden assets, correctly value businesses and research a person’s movements via surveillance to provide evidence of their assets and lifestyle. There have been a number of high profile cases recently where one partner has attempted to gain an advantage over their ex-partner by hiding assets in undeclared bank accounts or even in offshore accounts or by using accountancy tricks to minimise the value of businesses or assets.

An experienced private detective can be helpful to divorce investigations by following the trail of income and assets, not just at home, but through offshore accounts. They are also able to look for suspicious activity to determine if cash or assets were hoarded in the period before a party in the divorce was required to make an asset declaration. They may also trace the movements of a party under investigation to determine if they has visited places such as Switzerland or the British Virgin Islands which may indicate suspicious activity. Discrete surveillance, vehicle tracking and background checks may also be necessary in child custody and maintenance cases. This is particularly true where a client suspects that there is a new partner who they are not aware of, or if they want more information about a new partner that is spending time with their child.

Each partner’s future financial needs will potentially be assessed by a judge when deciding the financial settlement at the time of any divorce. It is important for the judge to have an accurate picture of whether the partner looking for financial support has a new partner and whether they are cohabiting or are likely to live together in the future. As a result, a private investigator in divorce proceedings might be required to carry out surveillance to establish their lifestyle, current partner and income. We are specialists in providing the information required. We can assist in documenting affairs, tracing people, finding hidden assets, identifying undervalued assets and businesses and providing proof of cohabitation.

Nobody gets married imagining the day that their marriage will end – we all hope that ours is the marriage that goes the distance. However, life is not as perfect as we would like it to be. Marriages end for all sorts of reasons, and most of the time this is for the best. If you can go through a divorce without losing your partner’s friendship and support, then you are very lucky. Sadly, not all divorce proceedings can be amicable ones. There is no shame in admitting that you are struggling during your divorce. It is known to be one of the top stressors and being upset, anxious and feeling regret is all part of the process. This can be made even more difficult if you feel that your partner is hiding something which is making your divorce settlement less than fair. But how can you prove or disprove what you suspect without causing more animosity at such a stressful time?