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The Hague Convention and International Child Abduction Cases

An overview of what the Convention is, how it works, and what private investigators need to know when working international child abductions and custody disputes that cross borders What is it? The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is an international civil treaty to protect children abducted from and held outside

Sarah Datta

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“Skip Tracing” and Location Investigations: What’s the Difference?

Not all people searches are created equal. Here's a primer on levels of service a process server or private investigator might provide.

Mark Murnan

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A Street Education: The Chase

Whether you're skip tracing or serving papers, you can't rely on the Internet to do all the work for you.

Christopher Borba

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4 Free Internet Resources For Skip Tracing

Simple Online Tools to Help You Find Your Target

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What’s in an address? You’d be surprised.

Neil Caddell demystifies the TransUnion|TLOxp Address Report and offers a few tips on best use. (note: Transunion|TLOxp is a sponsor of our podcast.)

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Fugitive Recovery in Foreign Jurisdictions

The wisdom of Joe Stiles: Don't let life imitate reality TV. If you must pursue a bail skip out of state, do your homework first.

Joe Stiles

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Finding Indigent and Homeless People

Investigators are experts in following a person's virtual or paper trail. But what if there isn't one?

LSH

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Chasing Ghosts: Skip Tracing the Toughest to Find People

While the methods vary depending on the complexity of the search, there's one proven method of finding almost anyone: persistence.

Philip Becnel

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Private Investigator Databases: What the GLBA Really Means to You

In the mid-1990s to early 2000s ushered in an “Information Age” for investigators. Database companies were just starting to come online. I remember gaining Internet access to my first database providers in the early to mid-1990’s: IRSG (not to be confused with the now defunct consumer reporting agency and information broker trade group “Individual Reference

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