There are many reasons why the client needs the asset search. It could be a divorce where one spouse suspects the other is hiding wealth or community property. It could be a business partner or investor. It could be a creditor that is ready to file a lawsuit and wants to know if it's worth the effort.
If the debtor has nothing no sense in proceeding with the suit. Can't get blood from a stone as they say.
How to perform an asset search?
Begin your search by delving into these records sources:
- Court Records - Bankruptcy, Liens and Judgments - County Court House
- Business Licensing - County Court House
- Power Of Attorney
- Divorce proceedings records - State Vital Statistics
- UCC filings - Secretary of State's Office
- Corporation Records - Secretary of State's Office
- Motor vehicle information - State DMV
- Trusts
- Probate records - State Probate Records
- Real Property Records - Assessors Office - County Court House
Be cautious when performing an asset search. In 1999 new laws were passed that made pretexting financial institutions a crime. You can no longer call a financial institutions and pretend to be the account holder to obtain the account holders information.
However there are many perfectly legal methods to obtain this information. You are still able to use the normal investigative techniques routinely used uin any investigation. Interviews,surveillance,dumpster diving, database searches and sources (tipsters and informants).
Many times an investigator you'll be working on a complex case and in the course of your investigation you mat need an asset search. In many cases it may be wise to outsource the asset search part of the investigation to another investigator that routinely performs these type of investigation.
Ed Opperman is President of Opperman Investigations. If you need assistance with an asset search please visit his web site http://www.emailrevealer.com/. He offers asset searches as well and background reports and current employment locates.
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