Domestic Investigations 

Providing the Clarity Needed for Informed Decisions

Domestic litigation is complex, emotional, and often clouded by conflicting accounts. Objective, verified facts are essential for achieving fair and equitable outcomes. Due Process Investigations supports individuals and family law practitioners by discreetly documenting circumstances relevant to matrimonial transitions, custody disputes, and relationship verification. Our work provides the clarity needed to make informed legal decisions.

Infidelity & Fact‑Verification Investigations

Discreet, Legally‑Sound Evidence Collection

Uncertainty in a marriage creates emotional strain and financial risk. Our licensed investigators use a disciplined, “systems‑first” approach to uncovering the truth. All evidence is gathered legally and documented in a manner that is admissible in court.

• Discreet Surveillance: Low‑profile observational techniques to document activities, associations, and locations.
• Financial Integrity & Asset Identification: Locating undisclosed accounts, hidden property, or diverted marital funds.
• Coordinated Evidence Documentation: High‑definition video, time‑stamped logs, and chronological event summaries.
• Professional Testimony: Calm, factual courtroom and deposition testimony to support our findings.

Premarital & Relationship Due Diligence

Vetting the Future to Protect Your Interests

In an era of digital dating and long‑distance relationships, verifying a partner’s background is a practical form of personal risk management. Due Process Investigations provides comprehensive premarital due diligence to ensure your future is built on transparency and trust.

• Character & History Verification: Confirming marital history, children, and prior legal filings.
• Financial Stability Assessments: Identifying undisclosed debt, bankruptcies, or patterns of financial instability.
• Criminal & Professional Background Checks: Verifying criminal history, employment, and credentials.
• Digital‑to‑Physical Verification: Ensuring online identities match real‑world information.

Child Safety & Custody Welfare Assessments

Objective Evidence for the Best Interests of the Child

Child custody disputes are highly sensitive and require objective, defensible evidence. When allegations of neglect, substance abuse, or unsafe environments arise, Due Process Investigations provides clear, unbiased documentation to support court decisions.

• Safety & Welfare Monitoring: Observing visitation or custodial periods to document conditions and potential violations.
• Co‑Parenting Compliance Checks: Verifying adherence to court‑ordered guidelines, sobriety requirements, and exchange protocols.
• Witness & Environment Analysis: Interviews and site assessments to build a complete evidentiary picture.
• Expedited Court‑Ready Reporting: Detailed reports and live testimony to assist judges in temporary or permanent custody rulings.

Surveillance Investigations

Surveillance has been used for centuries to uncover facts, document activities, and verify the truth. Today, professional surveillance remains one of the most effective investigative tools—especially when conducted by trained investigators using lawful, ethical, and discreet methods. Due Process Investigations Chicago provides comprehensive surveillance services for attorneys, businesses, insurance companies, and private individuals. Our team has extensive experience conducting stationary surveillance, mobile vehicle surveillance, and foot surveillance in both urban and suburban environments.

Every surveillance assignment is unique. Before beginning any operation, we collaborate with the client to establish clear objectives, discuss potential outcomes, and provide a realistic estimate of time and cost. This ensures the investigation is strategic, efficient, and aligned with the client’s goals.

What Clients Receive
At the conclusion of each surveillance investigation, clients receive a detailed chronological report documenting significant observations and investigative activity. When appropriate, photographic and video evidence is included to support the findings. Our investigators review the results with the client, answer questions, and recommend any follow‑up investigative options.

Throughout the investigation, communication remains a priority. Depending on the nature of the case, clients may receive periodic updates from the assigned investigator or case manager to stay informed on progress.

Evidence Collection
When legally appropriate and conditions permit, our investigators document significant events through photography and video recording. This evidence often provides critical support for civil, domestic, insurance, and corporate investigations. All documentation is gathered in compliance with Illinois law and established evidentiary standards.

Types of Surveillance We Provide
Due Process Investigations Chicago conducts a full range of surveillance operations, including:

• Stationary Surveillance
• Mobile Vehicle Surveillance
• Foot Surveillance
• Domestic & Infidelity Surveillance
• Child Custody Surveillance
• Workers’ Compensation Surveillance
• Insurance Fraud Surveillance
• Corporate & Employee Misconduct Surveillance
• Attorney Support & Litigation Surveillance
• Background & Activity Verification

Professional, Discreet, Legally Compliant
Successful surveillance requires far more than simply following a subject. It demands investigative planning, knowledge of local laws, advanced observation techniques, and precise evidence documentation. Our surveillance investigators bring decades of law enforcement and private‑sector experience to each case. We are committed to conducting professional, discreet, and legally compliant investigations that deliver reliable, actionable information.

Skip Trace/People Locator

The term “skip tracing” refers to finding missing persons. The term comes from the debt collection industry and refers to those who “skip out” on their debts by moving and not leaving a forwarding address. Today the term skip tracing has been adapted to mean finding a missing person, regardless of if they have skipped out on a debt.

We conduct skip tracing on claimants, their family members, witnesses, and others who we need to find to investigate a claim.

What is Involved?

After gathering pertinent information and clear goals and objectives from the client, I will employ investigative techniques required to get an accurate location for the individual. This can involve records research, surveillance, background investigation, and interviewing known family, friends, and associates. I will access databases for valid and up to date records, verifying all information from the results. Surveillance is often employed to understand the individual’s habits, gather accurate information on where they are living and working, what locations they frequent, and what activities they are involved in. Finally, a background investigation may be conducted to better understand the identified individual.

Many people assume law enforcement agencies take care of locating individuals, especially in matters of the law and debt. The truth is that most agencies have more pressing matters of public safety to tend to, and those who seek resolution and answers will turn to a competent professional.

A word of caution: While online locater websites appear to be an easy way to get the information yourself, if you want accurate and verified information you’re authorized to share and can be used in a legal matter, you will need to work with a private investigator. These online sites openly state the information may be inaccurate and/or incomplete, that an individual can have their information removed from the website, and that the records can be unclear and confusing.