Whether you are an attorney representing clients or someone who is representing themselves in family court, we’re here to help. These are the most common situations we are asked to investigate:
- Child Custody – Surveillance, Witness Statements, Background Investigations and more.
- Child Support – Identifying Cohabitation or Unreported Income
- Divorce – Pre-Divorce Asset Searches and Intelligence
We take custody, cohabitation and other family law cases seriously. We are proud to say that our track record in obtaining strong photo, video and other types of evidence, as well as financial intelligence, has resulted in numerous cases where Judges of Family Law Court in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego have found in favor of our clients.
Child Custody – Let our investigators get the evidence you need to help you in court.
Children are our most precious gift. We know that the number one goal as parents is to always provide the safest environment possible for them so that they grow up safely.
Praesidio Investigation’s primary concern is also what is in the best interest of your child. Obtaining information and evidence that shows neglect or abuse whether it be from the use of drugs or alcohol by a parent or even the lack of basic things such as sleep, getting to school on time, or other essentials can be critical in ensuring their safety and security.
Some of the things we are asked to conduct investigations and surveillance on are:
- Criminal activity
- Drug or alcohol abuse
- Reckless driving and failure to use proper restraints (child seats and seatbelts)
- Having criminals or dangerous individuals around the child
- Leaving the child in the care of an unqualified, unapproved or unlicensed provider
- Leaving the child in the care of an abusive or elderly parent who is unable to properly care for them
- And much more
In many cases of divorce or separation where parents of a child have worked out a visitation/custody situation, it may not always be in the child’s best interest. The court may not have sufficient evidence at the time to identify that there are issues with either parent that may be putting the child at risk.
You may be aware of things that the court isn’t. We want to help you or your client get efficient evidence so that they see it clearly, too.
Your child may begin to display signs of abuse, verbally report abuse, one or more parents may move to a different area and not notify the court, a parent can begin having family members, friends or overnight guests around the child that could potentially endanger them, begin using drugs or alcohol around the child while they are in their care, and much more.
Our experienced and qualified investigators can obtain the video, photo, witness or physical evidence needed that can greatly influence the outcome or decision of the court to award custody to the responsible parent. It could even save a child’s life.
Private Investigators are independent, unbiased witnesses who can accurately document, articulate and describe what they see and hear during an investigation, which gives clients an opportunity to present their case accordingly.
Every case is different and requires the right approach to get efficient evidence that works best for that particular matter. The majority of child custody investigations are most successful in Orange County, Los Angeles, and San Diego when utilizing surveillance, where video and photo evidence can be obtained showing any number of forms of abuse or neglect.
Child Support – Is your child support situation uneven or are you going back to court?
Child support can be one of the most frustrating and difficult areas of family law, often because the dynamics of fair support generally need to be adjusted due to changing circumstances.
Cohabitation and Financial Assistance – Cohabitation investigations to show that a parent is now living with another adult that is able to provide additional financial assistance to the family dynamic. This can also be important in conjunction with alimony determination.
Our agents have leveraged expert covert surveillance and other techniques in hundreds of cohabitation investigations resulting in favorable outcomes for our clients in court and mediation. We are most often enlisted for the following in assistance with cohabitation investigations:
- Surveillance Identifying Cohabitation or Co-Parenting arrangements between parties.
- Financial intelligence showing linked bank accounts or other assets.
- Background investigations showing interlinked business interests.
- Witness statements identifying who is taking care of the children the majority of the time.
- Trash retrievals that show evidence of cohabitation such as shared utility bills
- And Much More
