Circumstances and financial conditions change over time which can lead to a shift in alimony obligations. Unfortunately, these changes are not always reported, leading to unnecessary high financial burdens for the payer.
If you are making court-ordered alimony payments to your ex-spouse and believe that there is good reason to have those payments lowered or eliminated, you should consider starting a spousal maintenance or alimony investigation to gather the evidence you need to lower your payments.
Likewise, if you are collecting alimony payments from your former spouse and believe you are entitled to receive more money than you are currently, Trustify may be able to help you get the evidence you need to make your case.
The purpose of a spousal maintenance or alimony investigation is to gather evidence of a change in the circumstances of one or both parties to a divorce with the purpose or raising, lowering, or eliminating payments of one party to another.
Alimony – also known as “spousal support” or “spousal maintenance” – is a court-ordered payment of money to be made by one spouse to his or her former spouse, for the receiving spouse’s maintenance. Depending on the jurisdiction, the amount of alimony is determined based on a variety of financial factors, such as:
These factors often change over time, however, resulting in one party returning to court to have the alimony payment amount modified. Reasons that a court may modify an alimony award include (but are not limited to):
Action Brought by Paying Spouse (Lowering Payment)
Action Brought by Receiving Spouse (Raising Payment)
In order to prevail in court, however, the moving party must be able to prove (with admissible evidence) the changes upon which the modification request is based. Collecting such proof is where the services of a private investigator can be indispensible.
Any party (alimony paying or alimony receiving) with a legitimate claim for modification of the amount of alimony payments may start an investigation.
Hiring a private investigator for a Spousal Maintenance or Alimony Investigation through Trustify is quick and simple. Here’s how it works:
1. Request a Consultation: Submit your case online or by phone to schedule your consultation. We’ll ask for the details we need to get your case matched with an investigator and provide a cost estimate for your case.
2. Consult With a Private Investigator: A licensed private investigator will contact you to talk to you about the purpose and goals of the investigation, and to collect any relevant information about your case.
3. Investigation in Progress: In this type of case, your investigator will use techniques like:
4. Case Updates & Final Report: Your investigator will update you on the case’s progress in real-time. Once work has completed, they’ll give you a full report detailing their findings and any evidence they collected. In addition, your private investigator may be available to testify on your behalf in court, if necessary and agreed-upon before the start of the investigation.
Investigators will always act lawfully and ethically in conducting their work. To ensure that any evidence collected is usable in a legal setting, they will not trespass on property or access personal information and records improperly. However, private investigators will pursue all legal means possible to gather the necessary evidence.