Child Custody Investigations in Fort Lauderdale, 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 on the Water
Parenting plans in Broward are set under Chapter 61, and the judge starts with one question: what does the child’s week look like? A parent’s description of the other household is an opinion. Video of that household is a record.
Since 1985, Wasser Investigations has handled custody cases in Fort Lauderdale, and Travis Wasser works each one himself. He documents the curb handoff in Victoria Park, the boat pulling away from the dock on a parent’s weekend, the guest arriving after bedtime in Rio Vista, and the pickup that never happens. His report is written for the bench at the Broward County Courthouse.
Fort Lauderdale Parents and Attorneys Who Need More Than One Side of the Story
You Suspect Something Is Wrong on the Other Parent’s Weekends
Maybe a new partner you have never met is staying over. Maybe the kids spent the weekend on a friend’s yacht with no adult you trust aboard, or came home with a story that does not add up. Tell us what you have seen. We explain what we can lawfully document and then start work. If the other parent is doing fine, we say so.
Proof for Your Motion, Not Just Your Client’s Account
We deliver timestamped video and a documented chain of custody, and our investigator has testified in South Florida family courts for decades. Surveillance follows the timesharing calendar, so what we capture matches the issues you are arguing.
Six Things That Change Parenting Plans
Overnight guests during timesharing
Someone arrives at 11 p.m. and leaves at 7 a.m. while the children are home. Judges want to know who is around them, so we log the times and run a background check on the guest.
Alcohol and drug use
Hours at the bars on Las Olas or at the beach during the parent’s time with the children, drinking before driving, and friends with drug histories.
Supervision
Young children alone in the house or on a boat, a sitter nobody vetted, or an adult the court ordered to stay away.
Boating and water safety
Kids on board without life jackets, a parent at the helm after drinking, or an overnight trip the parenting plan never allowed.
Schedule compliance
Late pickups, skipped exchanges, school absences, and a parent who claims to be at work but is sitting at the marina.
Relocation and violation of orders
A parent who moved the child without permission, or keeps contact with someone a court order forbids. Port Everglades and the airport are minutes away, so we document preparations early.
Custody Surveillance Around Canals, Docks, and Drawbridges
Fort Lauderdale parents live behind gates on the Isles, in high-rises on the beach, and on boats tied up behind the house. Bridges open, traffic backs up on the 17th Street Causeway, and the other parent is gone before an amateur finds a parking spot. We plan the route first, then pick the parent up at the house or the marina and document the school, the beach, the restaurant, and the second address.
We stay away from the children and the other parent. Positions rotate between vehicles, and when a session looks exposed we leave and try again another day. A spotted investigator hurts a case more than no investigator at all.
Your Fort Lauderdale Custody File
- Video and photographs with date and time stamps from every session
- A written report that follows your timesharing schedule period by period
- Background reports on adults seen around the children
- A record of who handled each file, so the evidence holds up in court
- The investigator on the stand at your Broward hearing or trial
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 a vessel, 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 Coral Gables. Can you cover Fort Lauderdale reliably?
Yes. We have worked Broward 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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