Asset Searches
Professional asset searches for divorce proceedings, civil judgments, and business disputes in Manhattan. Locate hidden bank accounts, real estate, business interests, and financial holdings through licensed investigative methods.
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Asset Searches: What You Need to Know
Asset searches in the context of Manhattan divorce proceedings, civil judgments, and business disputes require more than running a public records search. Hidden assets — real estate held through LLCs, financial accounts in different names, business interests obscured through holding companies — require the investigative databases and methodologies that licensed professionals apply.
New York is one of the most asset-rich jurisdictions in the country, and also one of the most sophisticated when it comes to concealing wealth. Manhattan divorces frequently involve complex financial structures that are deliberately difficult to unravel. Civil judgment debtors use corporate structures to insulate assets. Our matched investigators have experience tracing assets through the specific structures common in New York's financial and real estate environments.
Asset search results are delivered in a structured report that your attorney can use to support formal discovery motions, challenge financial affidavits, or inform settlement strategy. The investigation identifies what exists — your attorney then determines how to use it within the legal framework.
Benefits of Asset Searches
Beyond Public Records
Professional investigators access databases that surface corporate affiliations, registered agent histories, beneficial ownership, UCC filings, and other records that reveal assets not visible in basic public record searches.
New York Real Estate Expertise
Manhattan real estate is among the most valuable and most frequently hidden in the country. Investigators trace ownership through LLCs, trusts, and nominee arrangements — the common structures used to obscure New York property ownership.
Financial Instrument Identification
Bank relationships, brokerage accounts, and financial instruments can often be identified through legal investigative methods without requiring a subpoena — giving attorneys a roadmap for formal discovery that they would otherwise not have.
Attorney-Ready Reporting
Reports are structured for immediate use by New York matrimonial and litigation attorneys. Findings are documented with source citations and formatted to support formal discovery motions, deposition questions, and settlement negotiations.
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Are Asset Searches Right for Your Property?
Asset search investigations are most valuable in these New York situations:
- Spouses in high-net-worth Manhattan divorces where full financial disclosure is disputed or suspect
- Judgment creditors seeking to identify collectible assets before pursuing enforcement proceedings
- Business partners in disputes where the other party's actual financial position needs to be established
- Attorneys preparing for deposition or discovery who need a roadmap of a party's likely financial holdings
- Individuals considering litigation who need to know whether a potential defendant has collectible assets before investing in legal proceedings
Our matched investigators offer a free confidential consultation to assess your case and provide a transparent cost estimate before any work begins.
The Installation Process
Subject Profile Development
All known information about the subject is gathered — known addresses, business names, social security number if available, known associates, and any financial information already available through disclosure or public knowledge.
Database Investigation
Comprehensive search across real estate records, corporate filings, UCC databases, court records, professional license registrations, and investigative databases covering New York and relevant additional jurisdictions.
Verification and Expansion
Initial findings are developed further — corporate structures are traced to beneficial ownership, real estate holdings are valued, and financial instruments are identified with as much specificity as legal methods allow.
Report Delivery
Comprehensive asset report delivered with all findings documented by source and organized by asset category. Your attorney receives a roadmap for formal discovery and an evidence base to support challenge of any financial affidavits in dispute.
Asset Searches Pricing Guide
Prices vary depending on case type and complexity. Below are typical costs from licensed investigators in our network.
| Service Type | Price Range |
|---|---|
Asset Search | £500 to £3,500 |
What's Included in the Price
- Surveillance, HD documentation, GPS tracking, written report
- Multi-agent teams, HD video and photography, written log, chain of custody report
- Criminal records, civil litigation, employment verification, address history, professional licenses
- Surveillance, document review, interviews, digital forensics coordination, litigation-ready report
- Real estate, business interests, vehicle records, financial instruments, corporate affiliations
- Surveillance, lifestyle documentation, parenting observation, court-ready evidence package
0% Finance Available
Most investigators accept retainer payments by credit card, check, or wire transfer. Staged billing against retainers is standard practice for ongoing cases.
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