By: Carole L. Chiamp
A number of clients call to
discuss hiring a private investigator.
Their reason may be to check on someone they met on an online dating
site or to protect an elderly parent from possible predators. Some want to confirm that someone is really
divorced.
Using a private investigator
usually gets more information than can be obtained by non-professionals as they
have access to special data bases not open to the general public. Be careful when hiring a private
investigator. Make sure the one chosen
is licensed and in good standing. If the
reason you are hiring an investigator is for divorce purposes, you may want an
attorney to assist you. There are
dangers in authorizing anyone to access another=s
computer or take photographs without consent or eavesdrop on a phone
conversation (see my earlier article AHey, Nice Guy Getting Divorced: You Could bea Cyber Criminal@ January
7, 2013).
To find a private investigator there are various lists for
reputable investigators. The cost of
looking can be as low as $65. For more
complicated work, such as debugging a house may cost hundreds of dollars.