Domestic Violence Orders DVO, Legal Surveillance
Covert surveillance by a licensed private investigator is legal, generally, for investigations phone 1300 966 103, email us at [email protected], or use our online form for 24/7 contact. A private investigator, private detective, is licensed to gather private information, and conduct surveillance.
Where one, or both, parties have taken out a DV order, but needs evidence to show that the state of things is different to what is alleged, gathering the information becomes problematic. The person cannot do it themselves, without breaching the order.
They can't send friends to do it because it may be stalking; they also aren't set up to gather evidence and produce it in a way acceptable to a court, and there is a high risk of it simply making the situation worse.
A licensed private investigator is there to gather evidence for court purposes, to investigate for matters such as a person claiming to be raising children alone, whilst actually in a relationship, or earning income, and not reporting it to the court. We are not there to stalk on behalf of a partner, there must be a basis to the investigation.
This is where the private investigator, and legally conducted surveillance, comes into it. The private investigator surveillance investigation is there to record what is occurring, because, in court, the truth is just an allegation, without supporting evidence.
We recommend you start a diary, and created a new, free, email address, a Yahoo or Gmail, not associated with your name, this is for your personal security. You suspect, we investigate.
Having said that private investigator surveillance is legal, and people have the right to gather evidence for court action, including to mount a defence, or to prove that their claim for access or custody is legitimate, we will not accept matters where it appears the intention is illegitimate.
You need to be honest, when hiring an investigator. Tell them the whole situation, if there is a court order ensure it does not forbid your actions (they usually don't). Explain what your objective is, give us the relevant background, including any allegations against you, as well as the ones against them.
We live in a time where it is presumed by many that the woman is always the victim. In some cases they are. For some clients this creates a further level of problems. Do not expose yourself to unnecessary risk.
This is an area where we are dealing with emotion, as well as facts. Court needs fact, private investigations is about gathering evidence, for use in court. Private investigator surveillance is about gathering evidence of what is now occurring, in a manner that provides the court with a story line (the surveillance journal) and supporting footage.
When you need surveillance to defend yourself, or to prove what is happening, contact a Brisbane private investigator, for private investigator surveillance investigations.