Child Custody Investigations in Doral, FL
When you cannot be there during the other parent's time, we document what happens so a judge can see it.
Free, private consultation for parents and family law attorneys.
A Judge Needs Facts, and Facts Are Hard to Get From Outside a Guard Gate
Family court in Miami-Dade 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 Doral since 1985. Travis Wasser handles every case personally. He documents the exchange in the school parking lot, the car that shows up at the house after bedtime, the parent who is at a Downtown Doral bar while the kids are home with a teenager, and the pickup at Doral Academy that never happens. Then he writes it up the way a judge 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 grandparent or nanny you were told about who is not the one actually watching the kids. 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 Miami-Dade family court 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 in bars and lounges around Downtown Doral and CityPlace 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 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 at work in a warehouse until 7 but is somewhere else by 4.
Relocation and violation of orders
A parent who has moved the child, including out of the country, without permission, or who is in contact with someone a court order forbids. Doral’s international ties make relocation risk a real concern in a lot of these files.
Custody Surveillance Around Gates, Schools, and Shift Work
Most Doral families live behind a guard gate. Doral Isles, Doral Park, Costa del Sol, the Islands at Doral, and the newer subdivisions along NW 107th Avenue all log visitors. 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 NW 41st Street and the Dolphin, and document what happens at the school, the park, the restaurant, 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 at the Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse
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.
I am worried my ex will take our child out of the country. Can you help?
We document travel preparations, passport activity that appears in public records, and departures, and we coordinate with your attorney on emergency motions. If you believe a removal is imminent, call your attorney and the police first, then call us.
What does a custody investigation cost?
Surveillance is billed hourly with a written estimate up front. Most cases take two to four sessions scheduled around the timesharing calendar. 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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