Skip Tracing
Professional Skip Tracing Services
Structured address and contact research for matters where a database export alone has not produced a usable answer.
What this service is
Professional skip tracing is a research process used to develop current address, contact, and associated-record leads for a subject connected to a legitimate legal or business matter. It combines public-record review, open-source research, and analyst judgment — not a single database lookup.
Common qualifying use cases
- A party or witness must be located for pending litigation
- Service of process has failed at the last known address
- An estate representative needs current contact information for a known heir
- A judgment creditor with a lawful basis needs updated debtor contact research
- A business needs to reach a former counterparty about a contractual matter
- A claims team needs to confirm a claimant's current mailing address
What research may include
- Public-record and open-source address history review
- Associated-address and relocation indicator research
- Relationship and associated-party research relevant to the matter
- Business, registered-agent, and entity affiliation review
- Contact-point development and plausibility assessment
- Cross-verification of conflicting record sources
What this service does not include
- Cell phone location tracking or device monitoring
- Access to private messages, email, or online accounts
- Consumer reports for employment, housing, credit, or insurance eligibility decisions
- Records obtained without proper authorization
- Locating individuals protected by a court order or safety program
- Anonymous requests with no verifiable purpose
How the process works
- 1
Intake and purpose review
We confirm who is requesting the research, the matter it relates to, the jurisdiction, and the intended use before any work begins.
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Scope and quote
You receive a written research scope, an estimated delivery window, and pricing so expectations are defined up front.
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Structured research
An analyst works the assignment through a documented workflow using lawful public-record and open-source sources.
- 4
Verification and review
Findings are cross-checked against independent indicators, and anything that cannot be corroborated is labeled as unverified.
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Reporting
You receive organized findings with source notes, confidence indicators, limitations, and recommended next steps.
Potential deliverables
- Locate report with best-supported address candidates
- Confidence indicator and supporting rationale for each candidate
- Associated addresses, entities, or parties relevant to the matter
- Source notes and research limitations
- Recommended next steps if the matter remains open
Limitations and compliance
Outcomes depend on record availability, the accuracy of the starting information, jurisdiction, elapsed time, and case complexity. We do not guarantee that a subject will be located, and all assignments are subject to a permissible-purpose review.
All case requests are reviewed for a lawful and authorized purpose. TracePoint Forensics reserves the right to decline any request that does not meet its compliance and ethical standards.