FAMILY LAW • DOMESTIC MATTERS • LOUISIANA

Family Law Investigations

Discreet, objective investigative support when family circumstances require reliable facts and careful documentation.

Family-law disputes can involve deeply personal concerns, incomplete information, and important decisions affecting children, finances, and future relationships. Dugas Legal Investigations works with attorneys and private clients to identify lawful investigative objectives, document relevant activity, and report findings without exaggeration or assumption.

Family-Law Matters DLI Can Assist With

• Child custody and visitation concerns
• Questions involving supervision, neglect, unsafe circumstances, or violations of court-ordered arrangements
• Infidelity and domestic investigations
• Cohabitation and alimony-related investigations
• Surveillance and activity documentation
• Locating individuals and potential witnesses
• Background and public-record research where legally permissible
• Social-media and digital-information documentation
• Coordination with family-law counsel

Child Custody and Welfare Concerns

When a parent or attorney has a legitimate concern about a child’s environment or compliance with a custody arrangement, the objective is not to create conflict. It is to establish what can be lawfully observed, corroborated, and documented. Depending on the circumstances, an assignment may include surveillance in public places, documentation of exchanges or patterns of activity, witness identification, and review of relevant publicly available information.

Infidelity and Cohabitation Investigations

Questions involving a spouse or former spouse require discretion and realistic expectations. DLI develops an investigative plan based on known facts, likely activity, lawful observation opportunities, budget, and the information that may be relevant to the client or counsel. Findings are reported objectively.

What Clients Can Expect

• A confidential initial discussion
• Clear investigative objectives and an agreed scope
• Lawful, discreet investigative activity
• Timely communication appropriate to the assignment
• Written documentation and available supporting material when applicable
• Coordination with the client’s attorney when authorized

Important: If a child or another person may be in immediate danger, contact 911 or the appropriate law-enforcement or child-protection authority. A private investigation is not a substitute for emergency assistance.