If you’ve already done the research, or been advised by legal counsel, then you already know Maryland is a fault state. However, is the legal documentation off an affair or poor childcare just about the law and court? Absolutely not. Information is a powerful tool, and a tool that should be used to negotiate. Many times, legal counsel will refrain from hiring an investigator, as they want your case to go to court for the “big fight”. It cost significantly more money to go to court and fight it out, opposed to settling the mater without court. Think about obtaining damaging information your spouse would not want out in the open. Do you think they would be more susceptible to settling? In many cases that can be answered with a strong “yes”. During break-ups each party is prone to tell friends and family something along the lines of “he or she is crazy, and I just had to get away from them” as the reason. However, think about if you had some concrete evidence to refute those statements. Would that person want to be looked upon by those same friends and family as a liar? What if the person they were messing around with was also married, or perhaps a work colleague which is often the case? Getting caught up in scandal like that can follow them around forever. And when you have children involved, they’ll eventually become privy to the information at some point as well should it ever go to court. 90% of our cases never see the inside of a courtroom as people will settle if you can get them into a precarious situation beforehand. But don’t bluff, because if you do need to show your hand, you want the evidence documented by a Essex Maryland Licensed Private Investigator for it to be useful. Otherwise, their attorney will advise them the information is not admissible and forget settling. You must be able to put your money where your mouth is as the old saying goes.
Unfaithfulness or a tough child custody battle is a hard thing to deal with, so why prolong the agony by battling it out in court for months or even years? Not to mention the cost of an attorney to do so. Our fees are ¼ of what an attorney may cost you. Many cases are only $500 – $600. Get solid information, leverage your spouse to put you in a winning position. The goal should always be to move on down the road quickly and in the best financial situation possible.
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