Asset investigations identify real estate, autos, boats, airplanes, professional licenses, businesses and miscellaneous personal property items like exotic pets and collectibles. Assets currently vested to the subject as well as assets owned in the past are discovered. Scrutiny of transferred assets together with research under the names of close relatives, friends and spouses ensure a complete picture of the subject's financial condition.
Identify Current Assets
Determine Past Assets
Research Circumstances of Asset Transfers
Bank Account Discovery and Enforcing Judgments
Locating bank accounts and other banking relations are restricted by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley act of 1999. Bank account information is obtained only when the investigation is based on an existing money judgment.
See also Due Diligence. A full asset investigation is an integral part of Due Diligence research.
See also Discovery & Trial Support. Many attorney clients call for asset searches prior to engaging in litigation to determine if the subject is financially capable of paying their debt.