For assistance to prepare for your divorce property settlement, use a private investigator, free quotes, phone 1300 966 103, email info@privateinvestigator.at, or use our 24/7 inquiries online form Contact Us. A private investigator is used for surveillance, factual investigations and research. We are experienced in preparation for Family Law Court actions, for property settlement, child custody, access and child support investigations.

Generally a settlement is conducted within 12 months after a divorce, or 2 years after a separation for a de facto marriage. It is intertwined with the child custody, child support and access decisions, as well as the disparity in incomes, the intangibles of support, the contributions to the family home, the current situation of the partners, the structure of the original marriage and what property was taken into the marriage, and what property was taken at the time of separation.

It is another area of family law where claims and counter claims are made. The court requires evidence, proof, to support a claim and give it weight. For some it is about years of maneuvering to place assets and income out of reach. Unfortunately, the more wealthy a person is the better advised they are in avoiding the true financial picture, sometimes using proxies to hold assets on their behalf (such as a good friend, or accountant). Another area where honesty becomes an issue is in employment or the taking of cash work or using parents businesses or parents as directors of a company so the income is not being directly received by a former partner to avoid settlement and child support responsibilities, or where a party moves to on to a new partner and is supported by them, but denies this.

Surveillance is used to establish what is occurring here and now. It is used to obtain video evidence, or still images, to support the observations of the private investigator. Private investigator surveillance, done properly, is legal, and can be used as evidence in court.

There are times when a child custody dispute, or child support avoidance, is used as leverage to try and obtain a 'better' outcome in a property settlement. Sometimes one party will cut off all funds to the other party as punishment for not complying with their wishes, as most negotiations are about power and who has the 'upper hand'. This is discouraged, but does occur. It may be that you need to address all issues at the same time.

If a property settlement, and other court actions, are permitted to drag on it can become about 'deep pockets' with one side using their better financial position to drain the poorer side of resources, and obtain a 'win' by default as one side can no longer afford legal representation, and will agree to terms which are not in their best interest.

Our role is about searching for proof, for evidence, to support or deny a position. We can also search for assets, and asset histories, but this is difficult and expensive, where a person has money and is serious about holding on to everything they consider 'theirs', or which is income earning. Apart from surveillance we are used as factual investigators, talking to people, finding out information, gathering affidavits, to be used to support or deny a claim.

When you need a Brisbane private investigator to assist in your preparation, to investigate for you, call us for a free quote. Call us early, so you are prepared.