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A. One Investigator - $45.00 per hour B. Two Investigators - $80.00 per hour C. Mileage - $.45 per mile D. Out of town overnight – Actual cost of moderate hotel room. 3 meals per day – Not to exceed average of $45.00 per day. E. Cell Phone Conferences - $.35 per minute F. Name Search - $50.00 per name G. Vehicle License Check - $20.00 H. Drivers License Check - $20.00 I. All Vehicles Check - $15.00 J. Insurance Carrier Check - $20.00 K. Court Testimony - $45.00 per hour including travel time. L. Video Tape Duping - $12.50 per tape. M. All services not listed will be agreed on prior to being performed.
Should I go ahead and file for divorce before I hire you? In most cases you should not. However, this is not ironclad. An attorney should advise you on your particular situation. If you hire P. I. Ducks, Inc. while you are still together, you will not alert your spouse to what is coming. In most cases, the judge will find infidelity to be more of the cause of the divorce if it is proven while you are still “supposed” to be married. Obviously, if you are being abused, you should extricate yourself and your children as soon as possible.
Do you require a retainer prior to starting the investigation? We do require a retainer on domestic cases. Although each case will stand alone, the average retainer is $1,000. If you can only afford a lesser amount, the investigation will be abbreviated accordingly. What if the investigation doesn’t require the entire retainer? Once the investigation is concluded, a check will be written to the client to cover the unused portion.
Should I hire an attorney prior to hiring P. I. Ducks, Inc.? It is usually preferable to do so. We will then work through the attorney and will be able to coordinate the amount of evidence he or she prefers. This is also considered “Attorney Work Product” which is a little harder for the opposing counsel to get.
Is it illegal to put an automatic tape recorder on the phone? Yes. If you are not a participant in the conversation, you cannot record it.
Can I record someone I am talking to without them knowing I am? Yes. Whether you are talking to them face to face and you have a recorder in your shirt pocket or you are on the phone with them, it is legal as long as you are a party to the conversation. You can purchase tape recording devices for telephones at various electronic stores for very reasonable prices.
Do you record sound while you are videotaping a subject? No. Once again, it is illegal to record a conversation you are not a participant in. In addition, it is very distracting to hear traffic sounds and other people talking while trying to watch the video.
What kind of evidence is necessary to prove adultery? Each attorney has different ideas concerning this subject. However, most will agree, the tape should show the target spending the night with the opposite sex. The investigator will need to stay all night and provide short periods of tape every hour showing the subject still at the location. The investigator will show the target coming out in the morning as well as having gone in the night before. He will also be able to show who or how many others were at the location during that time.
If the target is committing adultery during the day, it is more difficult to prove. However, if the evidence is compelling enough to the judge, such as prolonged kissing, very intimate physical contact and visits of sufficient time to another residence or motel, the case may be won. In these cases, it is imperative the investigator work in conjunction with the attorney.
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