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Finding Missing Persons in Los Angeles

Finding a missing person in Los Angeles or the surrounding area presents unique challenges and requires specific expertise and knowledge about southern California. Experienced L.A. private investigators can work more efficiently and expediently, because they’re already familiar with the different cities and communities here. At Kinsey Investigations, our team of female private detectives know that a tip about a missing person spotted in Brentwood or Westwood will need to be approached differently than a similar tip coming out of Long Beach. In our diverse communities and varying landscapes, what will work best to locate someone will be subtly or even vastly different depending on the details of the case. Everyone from small children to vulnerable older adults can suffer a circumstance that causes them to go missing. It’s every family’s worst nightmare, and that’s another reason to consider calling a female private investigator first. Kinsey Investigations gets referred for missing person cases as well as array of other highly emotional family law cases, because even our competitors realize we’re best equipped to handle these sensitive investigations. When it comes to locating a missing person in Los Angeles County or elsewhere in California, our clients benefit from our ability to approach the situation as much from our hearts as from our heads. Because every day and hour count in every missing person’s case, it’s often especially tragic when we get a call from someone who’s already been working with only law enforcement or with one of our competitors for several days with no leads. Especially for highly emotional and time-sensitive investigations, it pays to call Kinsey Investigations first.

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Call Kinsey Investigations for Heir Searches in California

Heir search private investigations are one of many types of private detective services offered by Kinsey Investigations. Heir searches usually involve looking through several generations of a family’s relatives to determine if any additional heirs may be living and legally entitled to an interest in various kinds of property. Heir search investigations may be required for executing wills/trusts, to secure the right to distribute or sell various kinds of property, or to locate potentially unknown heirs who may have a legal interest in a family’s wealth or inherited property. When real estate or other types of family assets are set to be inherited, distributed, or sold, anyone with a legal interest in the property should be notified and included in the process. When heirs or suspected heirs are no longer in contact with the rest of their families, a California private investigator can help locate them. Voted one of the best Los Angeles private investigators, Kinsey Investigations has an experienced and savvy team of female private detectives who are experts at heir search investigations. Our decades of experience conducting these and other kinds of private investigation services make us the ideal Los Angeles private detective agency to call for anyone needing help finding their relatives.

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Surveillance Operations in Southern California

As one of the best Los Angeles detective agencies, Kinsey Investigations offers an extensive list of private detective services. Surveillance is one of our investigation services that may be the primary reason a client calls us or may become part of another type of investigation. No matter why we may be carrying out surveillance, and whether it’s in Malibu or Brentwood, Santa Monica or Long Beach, Kinsey Investigations has more than 20 years’ experience working surveillance in Los Angeles County. What this means for our clients is that we understand the unique requirements of surveillance work in all the different cities, locations and communities in southern California. And while some Los Angeles private detective agencies can only take on one or two cases at a time, Kinsey Investigations’ team of female private investigators is large enough to work multiple cases at once, even if more than one or two involve surveillance. It’s one more reason we’ve been named among the best private investigators in Los Angeles, for three years. We may not always be the first California private investigations firm our clients call, but we take pride in being the last.

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Kinsey Investigations Recommended for Child Custody & Child Support Cases

Of all the family law cases we take on at Kinsey Investigations, child support and child custody investigations tug at the heartstrings of our female private detectives the most. We’re parents too, and we understand that any parent concerned for their child’s wellbeing will not sleep soundly until their concerns can be put to rest. Kinsey Investigations is a Los Angeles private detective agency highly regarded in our community and even among our competitor firms, especially for sensitive family law cases such as these. Whether a parent approaches us directly or we meet them through their attorney to provide support in their litigation, the children’s best interest becomes our primary motivation. We’re known as the California private investigations firm with a heart, and many of the families we first meet during difficult times such as divorce or domestic disputes continue to stay in touch with us over the years. While their gratitude means the world for us, we count our investigation services for child custody, child support and other family law cases our professional calling, and we strive to provide the very best service, especially when families are hurting.

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Internet and Insurance Fraud Investigators in California

While Los Angeles private detective agencies have to stay up to date on the expanding problem of fraud, if you’re not an L.A. private investigator, you probably don’t know about the newest schemes and scams both on and off the Internet. Just as technology has entered the age of exponential innovation, methods that charlatans use to target and take advantage of people and systems have increased in both number and sophistication. Los Angeles County investigators meet and hear about unfortunate victims of fraud all the time. For those who’ve fallen for phone, email, or other online scams, the personal financial losses can easily reach into the $1,000s, $10,000s, or more. Insurance fraud, on the other hand, can drive up premiums and create an unnecessary financial burden for consumers, businesses, and taxpayers. Most insurance fraud investigators will take on both individual and corporate clients’ cases. Workers compensation fraud, in particular, is estimated to cost the state of California between one and three $Billion per year. Whether you’re concerned for yourself or a loved one, or looking out for the best interest of your organization, if you suspect fraud of any kind, contact a California private investigator for help.

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Recognizing Abuse: Tips from a Female Private Investigator

California private investigators encounter victims of domestic abuse all too often. Whether our direct clients, a witness in a case, or someone we meet through civil litigation support, the work of a Los Angeles private detective includes diving into the worlds of many clients and their families. And, as any L.A. private investigator can tell you, not all domestic situations are as supportive and caring as we would hope. While active verbal or physical mistreatment often come to mind, neglect is another form of abuse we encounter, both in terms of child custody cases and elder abuse investigations. Physical neglect of a child or vulnerable adult can be just as detrimental to a person’s health and wellbeing. While it’s often easy to recognize when a friend or loved one is being abused, experienced private detectives know that many victims struggle to recognize their own abusive situation. Learning about different kinds of abuse as well as common tactics abusers use to maintain control of their victims can help someone who is suffering come to terms with the reality of their situation and begin the process of finding freedom from it.

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21st Century Integrity Check Private Investigations

L.A. private investigators have witnessed an increase in many types of fraud since the pandemic. Some, like disability and workers compensation fraud, have been around for decades, but others like employment fraud committed by remote workers are relatively new since 2020. Organizations offering work-from-home positions take a significant risk that their remote workforce may not actually be on the job all the hours they’ve committed to. Some remote workers even accept more than one full-time position to maximize their income at the expense of the productivity, confidentiality, and loyalty they have to offer to either. Smart California business owners and management teams are turning to Los Angeles County investigators to carry out worker integrity checks. While “secret shopping” a business is something most Los Angeles private detective agencies have offered for decades, remote worker integrity checks are a newer version of this age-old private investigation service. In this new employment paradigm, it pays to hire a California private investigations firm like Kinsey Investigations to determine the integrity and accountability of work-from-home employees. Read on to learn more about modern integrity checks.

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Hiring the Best L.A. Private Investigators for Civil Litigation Support

From Bel Air to Brentwood and the heart of Los Angeles to Long Beach, lawyers hire L.A. private investigators to help them build the strongest case possible for their civil lawsuit clients. The best Los Angeles County Investigators are used to working in this capacity within the judicial system, because like most law firms, we understand that knowing the truth and proving it in court are two very different things. For a lawsuit without a private investigator on the team, a lawyer may still have to hire a Los Angeles process server to make sure all the parties named in the suit are properly notified about the case. They will, then, either spend their own time gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses and other parties in the case or delegate these tasks to a paralegal or other law office staff who may or may not have a lot of experience carrying them out. Either way, everyone who works at a law firm will inevitably have other work competing for their attention, and they’d be the first to admit, they’re not experts at these parts of the job. On the other hand, a Los Angeles private detective agency, like Kinsey Investigations does specialize in all this kind of work. We spend our days carrying out these and other private investigation services for all manner of clients, from individuals to small businesses and large corporations. We’re experts at what we do, and we know how to do it safely, efficiently, and with a level of acumen rarely found outside our industry. Together, these factors make hiring a Los Angeles private detective a no-brainer for any important civil litigation.

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Best Los Angeles County Investigators for Elder Abuse Cases

Private investigators in Los Angeles County and throughout California are noticing an increase in the demand for elder abuse private investigations. This is partly due to the overall population trends in the United States, as more and more people age into the demographics most vulnerable to elder abuse. A senior citizen becoming less able, over time, to manage their home, finances, medical care, and/or personal hygiene will require help from more and more people to make sure they are kept healthy, safe, and comfortable. California private investigation firms may be hired to conduct an elder abuse investigation when a client suspects one or more of those people may be neglecting, abusing, or otherwise taking advantage of their aging relative. Elder abuse constitutes anything from mismanaging or misallocating an elderly person’s property or finances, to providing insufficient or inappropriate care, and all the way to verbal and/or physical abuse. Even an elderly person aware of the abuse and capable of describing it may not report it, especially if they’ve become afraid of their abuser. To determine if your loved one is suffering elder abuse, a Los Angeles private detective agency like Kinsey Investigations can conduct an elder abuse investigation, get to the bottom of the situation, and gather the necessary evidence to confront those responsible and seek justice for your loved one’s suffering.

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When a Digital Trail Leads to a Real-Life Missing Person

Over all the years we’ve worked locating missing persons in Los Angeles, Kinsey Investigations has seen the full gamut of outcome for these cases. From the most light-hearted instances finding that someone is not actually missing after all to the most unfortunate and heartbreaking endings, missing persons cases always begin as high-stakes private investigations. This is partly because of how quickly a vulnerable missing person can become endangered and how easily they or someone taking advantage of them can obtain transportation out of the city. For these and other reasons, for any California private investigation involving a missing person, time is of the essence. Earlier this spring, we took on a missing person case involving a young woman from the east coast and a lead on finding her that we never saw coming.

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