Practice area 09
Background, Asset & Income Research
Establishing who somebody actually is, and what they actually hold — from sources that will stand up when the answer is challenged.
Licensed Illinois private detective agency · Established 1991 · 35+ years
Background and asset research is the least dramatic service here and one of the most used. It answers two questions: is this person who they claim to be, and is there anything there worth pursuing. Judgment creditors, divorcing spouses, businesses about to sign, and attorneys about to sue all need the second one answered before they spend money finding out the hard way.
The work is done from lawful sources, and there is a reason to labour that point. Public filings, recorded property instruments, court and judgment records, corporate and licensing registrations, licensed skip-trace databases and our own field verification all produce material that can be put in front of a court. A pretext telephone call to a bank produces material that cannot, and a criminal exposure for the person who commissioned it.
It is slower that way. It is also the only version of the answer that is any use to you afterwards.
What this covers
Included in an engagement.
- Identity, address and employment verification
- Criminal and civil court record research
- Real property, lien, judgment and UCC filing searches
- Corporate, officer and professional licensing records
- Skip tracing and locating people who do not wish to be found
- Pre-employment and pre-transaction background research
Said plainly
What this service cannot do.
Worth reading before you instruct anybody in this profession, including us.
- We cannot obtain bank balances, account numbers, telephone records or medical records. Those are protected.
- A clear background report is not a guarantee about a person. It records what the available sources show.
- Where a report is used for employment or credit purposes, federal rules apply and a different kind of product is required — tell us the purpose at the outset.
Related
Often instructed alongside this.
Background, Asset & Income Research
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The first conversation costs nothing, goes no further, and you will get an honest view of whether this is something we can help with — including when the answer is that it is not.