Child Custody Investigations in Boca Raton, FL
When you cannot be there during the other parent's time, we document what happens so a judge can see it.
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A Judge Needs Facts, and Facts Are Hard to Get From Outside a Gate
Family court in Palm Beach County runs on the best interests of the child, and a judge setting a parenting plan under Chapter 61 has to weigh two parents’ versions of the same weekend. Your account of what your ex does is testimony. Video of it is evidence.
Wasser Investigations has worked custody matters in Boca Raton since 1985. Travis Wasser handles every case personally. He documents the exchange in the school lot, the guest who arrives after bedtime, the parent at the club bar while the kids are home with a housekeeper, and the pickup at Saint Andrew’s or Pine Crest that never happens. Then he writes it up the way a judge in Delray Beach or West Palm Beach expects to read it.
Parents Who Are Worried and Attorneys Who Need More Than a Client’s Word
You Have a Reason to Be Concerned
Drinking. A new partner you know nothing about sleeping over. A nanny you were told about who is not the one actually watching the kids. A grandparent with a health problem doing all the driving. A child who comes home saying things that do not add up. We listen without judgment, tell you what we can lawfully document, and get to work. When the other parent is doing fine, we tell you that too.
Evidence That Survives Cross-Examination
Timestamped video, a clean chain of custody, and an investigator who has testified in Florida family courts for decades. We schedule around the timesharing calendar so the surveillance lines up with the issues in your motion.
Six Things That Change Parenting Plans
Overnight guests during timesharing
A new partner’s car in the driveway at midnight and still there at dawn. Judges care who is around the children, and we run a background check on the guest.
Alcohol and drug use
Time at the club, at Mizner Park, or on the beach bars along A1A while the children are in the parent’s care, driving after drinking, and associates with drug histories.
Supervision
Children left alone, left with unvetted sitters or household staff, or in the care of someone the court ordered away from them.
Living conditions and residence
Whether the parent actually lives where they told the court, who else lives there, and the people coming and going.
Schedule compliance
Late pickups, missed exchanges, school absences, and the parent who says they are working but is on the course.
Relocation and violation of orders
A parent who has moved the child, including out of state or out of the country, without permission, or who is in contact with someone a court order forbids.
Custody Surveillance Around Gates, Clubs, and Carpool Lines
Most Boca families live behind a guard gate and send their children to schools with tight carpool lines. That stops amateurs. It does not stop a firm that has worked here for forty years. We pick the parent up at the exit, stay with them through traffic on Glades and Yamato, and document what happens at the school, the park, the club, and the second address.
We never make contact with the children or the other parent. We rotate vehicles and positions, and if a session risks exposure, we pull off and come back. A burned custody investigation is worse than none.
The Custody File
- Timestamped video and photographs from each surveillance session
- A written report with a timeline organized by timesharing period
- Background reports on any adults observed with the children
- Chain-of-custody documentation
- Investigator testimony at hearings or trial in Palm Beach County
Questions Parents Ask Before Hiring Us
Is it legal to have the other parent followed?
Yes, in public places and without harassment, trespass, or contact. We follow from a distance and film only what anyone on the street could see. We do not record audio, enter property, or approach the children.
Will my ex know?
No. We do not tell anyone who our client is, and in four decades the answer has not changed.
Can you follow my child?
We document the parent and the environment. We never approach, interact with, or make a child aware of an investigation.
You are based in Miami. Can you cover Boca reliably?
Yes. We have worked Palm Beach County custody cases for forty years, and surveillance is scheduled around the timesharing calendar, so the drive up I-95 is built into the plan.
What does a custody investigation cost?
Surveillance is billed hourly with a written estimate up front. Most cases take two to four sessions. The first call is free.
Get Proof of What Happens When You Are Not There
Call Travis Wasser. Tell him what worries you, and he will tell you what can be documented.
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