CA divorce - Can I run a credit check on my ex?
Is there any way to run a credit report on him?
Can a private eye do this?
Any suggestions?
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I simply love it when someone responds to questions.and claims to have professional experience in the topic.(see above answer)
gerrygoll.would you care to look up the Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 604(a)(1) and explain how you, as a "professional" who "resells credit reports for Equifax" does not know the laws of your profession?
In other words.DO YOUR RESEARCH before responding.
Your attorney can get a subpoena because you are currently going through a court trial, and the judge can order copies of his credit report. I'm not up on California law, but I believe he should also be able to get a "judgement debtor" disclosure forcing him to disclose all of his finances and assets.
Your lawyer knows all this! Make him do his job!
A lawyer can get a credit report on him. If you have the money, a private investigator is your best bet - trust me.
You can find out anything about anyone as long as you are willing to pay the price.
You were married right? If you have all the information he would need to run one on himself you could do it on the internet.
why not, go ahead!!
There are sites that are legal for you to run a background check on him without his permission.
You can go to web sites like peoplesearch.com, or intelius.com. You have to pay a fee, anywhere from $25 and up, depending on what you are searching for. I had used both sites in the past. Over two years ago I found out that my fiance at the time had been married to another woman living in the east coast.
If he has been making income off records, it will be harder for you to find out, unless you do hire a private investigator. I know that private investigators are pricey but sometimes they can dig up things that the internet cannot find.
If you haven't already done so, contact your local Child Support Services in your state to report of your ex. If he is not up to date on the Child Support, they can put liens on any property and investments that he owns. And sometimes they can retrieve info on his income as well.
I suppose you could if you had ALL of his information to include his soc. sec. #. IF I was marrying you(in the process of marrying you) and I found out that you were running a check on me(your future husband.), I would tell you goodbye(after I got our engagement ring back)
Can you or your attorney do a search of public records involving real estate transactions, etc.? This is public domain information and if you were able to produce some information that your ex is buying such an expensive property, i.e. a deed or property tax info from the county assessor, I would hope the judge would be prompted to want more information. I don't think you can run a credit report on him unless he consents. A private eye could perform surveillance but it is expensive. Perhaps you could "catch" him working, etc.
A lawyer can ask the courts to get a report on his finances. Also if the judge ordered him to bring in these checks and he doesn`t he will most likely be held in contempt of court and placed in jail or recieve a large fine or both. He will have to explain how he can buy a $550K condo but cant pay his child support. If nothing else call the IRS and tell them what is going on. They love to investigate things like that.
You need a permissible purpose, according to the FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act), in order to get a credit report on any individual. You do not have permissible purpose according to the FCRA. A court can order a report.
A private investigator, or an attorney, do not have permissible purpose either and should not be able to get a report.
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