Asset Discovery for Personal Injury Settlements

In personal injury cases, proving liability is only half the battle. After a favorable court ruling, the next step is to ensure that the liable party pays you. However, the biggest challenge is that defendants might hide assets to avoid paying for the judgment. That’s where asset discovery comes in and experienced private investigators can help you find out if the defendant is hiding assets. Based on the PI report, you can get the courts to compel the person to pay with the threat of penalties.

Asset Search to Enforce a Court Judgment in California

Defendants and debtors can refuse to pay a court judgment. When debtors don’t pay what the court wants them to pay, justice is not delivered. That can make it hard to recover from the financial loss involved in your lawsuit. To prevent the worst from happening, hire a PI to do an asset search after the court ruling. Private investigators can help identify concealed assets belonging to the defendant. You can then use the evidence to get an injunction to seize assets.

Background and Asset Check on Potential Investor

When the deal feels ready and the opportunity is ripe, don’t forget the last step before you put pen to paper -- do a background and asset search. A private investigator can help you conduct both searches to protect yourself from fraud or scams. A PI will ensure you don’t go into bed with criminals; they will help you uncover the financial stability of your investor, their criminal records, pending lawsuits, and IRS or SEC investigations. This due diligence costs between $500 and $5000 but it can save you millions.

How to Find Assets in Another State or Jurisdiction

Although complex, interstate asset tracing is critical in business and litigation. Multi-state asset investigations can help bring clarity to business owners and investors before signing a deal. State laws vary, with every state having its own rules on property, personal privacy, and garnishments.

Fresh court filings may be required to access or use a person’s financial records in out of state asset searches. Working with experienced attorneys and private investigators can help bring the matter to a speedy and positive resolution.

How to Investigate Inheritance Assets Owed to Me

The process involves reviewing public records like real estate records, business registration records and DMV records. PIs can then create a report of their findings, detailing any lands, homes, cars, or businesses registered in the person’s name. In many complicated cases, malicious siblings or spouses might have hidden money in offshore accounts or registered assets under a third party. Detectives from Martin PI can conduct background checks to identify people connected to the estate and whether suspicious transfers have been made to them.

How to Locate a Spouse’s Assets Before Filing for Divorce

PIs can help you find asset-related evidence that strengthens your case. Conducting an asset search in the preliminary stage of a divorce case can help you figure out how much to ask without relying on assumptions. The first stage involves a background check to verify the identity of the spouse and the people closest to them. The next stage is a public records review to identify any assets registered in their name or transferred to their friends and relatives.

Tracing Assets After a Business Partner Disappears

Asset tracing in these cases starts with a background investigation. PIs look into the person’s place of residence, income, family connections, and business interests. If the partner hid money in shell companies and offshore accounts, a high level of investigation will be required to track the person’s accounts and movements out of state or out of the country.

Following the asset search, you can work with your lawyer to get a writ of execution from the courts. This is a court order that allows you to garnish the person’s wages or seize their physical assets.

Use Asset Investigator for Contested Trust Cases

Hire someone who is experienced in estate trust forensics. The objective of the investigation is to identify assets held in and out of the trust, the validity of the trust and the legality of trustee operations. Whatever complications arise during the asset search or enforcement stage, experienced PIs can help you get to the heart of the matter. For example, Martin PI hires former FBI, IRS, and Secret Service agents. This means the investigation will be thorough. Most importantly, expect high levels of accuracy and reports that identify all instances of fraud within the trust. Our investigators can find and list all types of transfers, investments or distributions the trustee made that don’t align with the terms of the trust.

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Martin Investigative Services

Martin Investigative Services office is located at 620 Newport Center Dr Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660 

Open: 24/7

Phone: (800) 577-1080