Making the decision to divorce can have a life changing effect on all involved.  It is important to be certain that a divorce is needed.

You want hard evidence, such as photographs, videotape, names, and addresses – information to help you with the difficult choices that may be ahead.

Surveillance is the most basic, fundamental approach to detecting and proving infidelity. However, it is not the only tool in our tool kit. Analyzing cell phone, bank, and credit card records is often very informative. 

Other questions to consider: Are there hidden bank accounts or credit cards? Is there a second home or apartment? Is he/she secretly building a nest egg in preparation for divorce? If there is in fact a significant other, is he/she single, married, separated, or divorced? Answers to these questions may help to determine the course of either reconciliation or divorce.

Subsequent to divorce, private investigators can help determine issues such as whether the ex is discreetly cohabiting with another while our client is paying alimony. The question of whether the children are in the care and child custody of the best provider is another consideration. Many parents want background information on an ex’s new boyfriend or girlfriend – an unknown adult to whom the children are now exposed. Documenting the new lifestyle of an ex may also be relevant in custody issues. 

We will discuss these issues and your options with you at no charge during the initial consult. 

It is paramount during this time of emotional distress to focus on the task at hand: obtaining irrefutable and evidence so that you can make informed decisions about the rest of your life.

There are two types of Divorce in Virginia:

No Fault:

(1) Living separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for one year with children.

(2) Living separately and apart without cohabitation and without interruption for six months without children.

Fault:

(1) For adultery or sodomy;

(2) Imprisonment for more than one year;

(3) Where either party has been guilty of cruelty;

(4) Willfully deserted or abandoned the other.