Affidavit of Due Diligence Services

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 Telephone Number: 800-987-4680

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Trying to find Heirs, Defendant's, Debtors, Birth Parents or Witnesses? If Not Found, we provide a court compliant Due Diligence Affidavit

 A Private Investigator's Affidavit of Due Diligence Search and Inquiry Services

 Specialized Private Investigative Services for Attorneys and their clients who need Due Diligence

 

Investigation services rendered will result in a sworn Affidavit of Due and Diligent proof that a person was or cannot be found. Flat fee, $495.00, Ten Day Guarantee.

 

 Our diligent investigation services are handled by our in-house worldly experienced and licensed professional Private Investigator ONLY. You will be paying for many years of experience, the time associated with investigating and the efforts to draft and properly execute the due diligent affidavit. If you are seeking an irrefutable diligent service, we can help.

 

 Rush - Three Day due Diligent Service is available for $795.00.

 Guaranteed Results, Professionally Drafted and Notarized Affidavit

 Due Diligent Search Services are offered by the Agency for Civil Enforcement Corporation a Florida based Nationwide Private Investigation and specializing in Due Diligence location services. Providing specialized Attorney Services with expertise in diligent investigation services - locating defendants, birth parents, debtors, heirs and witnesses nationwide.

 If or when a person cannot be found in America a comprehensive Affidavit of Due Diligence, meeting specific court required criteria, is provided. Professional sworn Affidavits of Due Diligence are drafted and available within hours of completing service.

 Due and Diligent Services:  Licensed, Due Diligence Private Investigation Services

 

 Affidavit of Due Diligence

 An Affidavit of Due Diligence is a sworn statement; a person can be found guilty of perjury if she / he submit a false, inaccurate or misleading statement in a Due Diligence Affidavit. An Affidavit of Due Diligence is often submitted by a Private process server stating the efforts he / she made to find and deliver legal documents to the subject defendant (s). Due diligence in process serving generally means that the process server tried extensively to locate an individual by accessing information discoverable through diligent efforts, search and inquiry as referenced in our check list.

 

 Some Possible Issues

 Affidavits of due diligence are not appropriate in every situation, and the exact form may vary by state. Service of process is a critical component to legal proceedings, and failing to find or locate a defendant could have severe legal and financial implications on the parties involved. Before using or submitting an affidavit of due diligence, a professional investigator and or process server will work closely with an Attorney to make sure the diligence is proper and comprehensive.

 

 When a defendant cannot be served legal process in any capacity due to not being found the services of a professional Private Investigation Agency and or Licensed Private Process Servers is crucial to a credible means for alternate service. The Due Diligence affidavit must provide specific and broad information that proves Diligence efforts, search and inquiry.

 

 Our Due Diligence administrative services offer a credible and for Court Affidavit of Due Diligent Inquiry and Search to Attorneys seeking an alternate means for service process. Due diligence in a broad sense refers to the level of research, judgment, determination, and professional inquiries that a legal service provider would reasonably be expected to do under particular circumstances. In other words, before a diligent search affidavit can be finalized provided must be iron clad, verifiable and indisputable.

 

 Due diligence services is a process of acquiring objective and reliable information, generally on a person, directors of a company, and prior to a specific event or decision. It is usually a systematic investigative effort, which is used to gather the critical facts and descriptive information which are most relevant to the making of an informed decision on a matter before the courts.

 

 An affidavit of due diligence is made to attest to the investigative efforts and services of a licensed person under a duty to make diligent efforts in a legal matter. It is most commonly drafted by a process server who has unsuccessfully made attempts to personally serve another with legal papers. The affidavit will set forth the attempts made to serve the person, such as times and date of attempted service, efforts to locate the person through neighbors and much more. The purpose of such an affidavit is to show the court that all legal obligations to discharge a duty have been met, and possibly may justify alternative measures, such as service by publication.

 

 Additional Definitions

Due Diligence - A Private Investigators Expertise is different than that of others such as Accountants, Lawyers and Consultants.

Due diligence is a program of critical analysis that companies undertake prior to making business decisions in such areas as corporate mergers/acquisitions or major product purchases/sales. The due diligence process, whether outsourced or executed in-house, is in essence an attempt to provide Attorneys and Judges with reliable and complete background information about a defendant who cannot be found or served by typical or traditional means.

 

 Many investigate experts caution that the due diligence process is incomplete if it does not incorporate at least ten crucial elements of a critical check list. The check list is not written in stone nor is it statutory. The list is at the discretion of the professional and is drafted as a means to show the extent of efforts placed on trying to ascertain the whereabouts of a person.

 

 

 A Due Diligence Affidavit Check List may include:

  Arrest Records

  Boat Registrations and Licenses

  Cell Phone Number and Records

  City Directories

  Charitable Organizations and Events

  City or Town records, such as permits, complaints and or violations

  Contact Relatives i.e. Brothers, Sister, in-laws, cousins, friends, known associates

  Corporate Records

  County Records

  Court Records

  Crash and Accident Records

  Credit Headers

  Criminal Records, Convictions

  Death Files

  Department of Corrections

  Driver’s License Records

  Department of Motor Vehicle Records

  Divorce Records

  Email Addresses

  Employers - current and past

  Family Members

  Federal Court System, Civil and Criminal Cases

  Fictitious Name Filings

  Former Employees

  Hospitals in the area of the last known address

  Hunting License

  Inmate Search

  Internet Search i e. Google, MSN, Yahoo People Finder Sites

  Letters of Administration - Executrix Records

  Library Records

  Liens

  Military Records

  Nationwide Predator list

  Neighbors

  Notary License

  Occupational Licenses

  On-line Court Records

  Person (s) residing at last known address

  Police records relating to the last two known addresses

  Power or Utility Company, Cable, Cell Phone Providers

  Probate Records

  Professional Licenses

  Public Records - on line service providers

  Recent Judgments

  Recorded Documents

  Regulatory Agencies

  Research Business affiliations

  Retail Records

  Social Networking Sites

  Sheriff Websites

  Tax Collector

  Telephone Directories

  Unclaimed Assets

  Unions

  US Postal Records

  Utility Records

  Vehicle Registrations

  Voter Registration

  Warrants

  Weapons Permit

  Website Listings

Please be advised the diligence affidavit will not contain all of the above information but it should embody a majority of the information so that we can substantiate results.

DUE DILIGENT SEARCH AFFIDAVIT

Before commencing service by publication, the plaintiff, his agent or attorney must file a sworn statement of diligent search. There are four types of diligent search affidavits, one for each of the following types of defendants: 1. Natural Persons 2. Corporations 3. Unknown Parties 4. Parties Doing Business Under a Corporate Name Keep in mind the following: The examiner must carefully compare any diligent search affidavit. Any omission or material inaccuracies could make the service invalid. The word "address" is not synonymous with the word "residence". Where the Due Diligence Affidavit makes a statement as to the "residence" of the defendant, service is defective if the word "address" is substituted. Callaghan v. Callaghan, 337 So.2d 986 (Fla. 4th D.C.A. 1976). The steps taken must show that "an honest and conscientious effort, reasonably appropriate to the circumstances" was taken. Gans v. Heathgate-Sunflower Homeowner's Association, 593 So.2d. 549 (Fla. 4th D.C.A. 1992); Klinger v. Milton Holding Co., 136 Fla. 68, 186 So. 526 (Fla. 1939).

NOTICE OF ACTION

Within 60 days of the filing of the due diligent search affidavit, the clerk or judge shall issue a notice of action in the form set forth in Section 49.08, F.S. The notice of action shall require the defendant to file an answer and serve a copy not later than the date set forth in said notice. The referenced date shall not be less than 28 nor more than 60 days after the first publication.