Private Investigators Find Financial Infidelity in Relationships

Financial Infidelity isn’t a term very many people are familiar with, though many people have experienced the repercussions of financial cheating.  Normally when people think of cheating or infidelity, they only think about having an emotional or sexual affair, but cheating and lying about money can be just as big of a problem.  Today it is becoming more and more common for private investigators to be called in to investigate this type of affair, especially as younger generations become more independent and less likely to have only one person handling the finances.

So what exactly is financial infidelity, and what do private investigators do when they investigate it?  Financial infidelity can take several forms, including hiding money, lying about monthly or yearly earnings, hiding bonuses, spending excessively, or secretly using money to fund an affair or gambling addiction.  Many people will go to elaborate lengths to hide their income and spending from their spouse or partner.  People who are being financial cheaters often hide bank accounts, have secret credit cards, or demand to take care of all financial matters by themselves, without letting their spouse see paystubs, bank statements, or credit card balances.

Experienced private detectives can use a variety of methods to get to the bottom of your financial infidelity fears.  To name only a few, private investigators can conduct surveillance, background checks, and credit card tracing techniques during the course of an infidelity investigation.  Financial infidelity is only one form of the broader category of cheating.  You don’t have to be married to be the victim of financial cheating; anyone who shares accounts, income, or expenses with their partner can be taken advantage of financially. 

Reliable, licensed, and professional private investigators can be found nationwide at www.icsworld.com. 

How to Pick a Great and Legal Private Investigator

Every year droves of people turn to private investigators to help solve the problems they can’t get to the bottom of on their own.  Private detectives provide an invaluable service to people in their greatest times of need-when they are being cheated on, harassed, stalked, bribed, spied on, and sabotaged, amongst dozens of other things.  But not all people claiming to be private investigators are actually legally allowed to carry out investigations, so it is extremely important to verify the credentials of any private investigator before you hire them or share the details of your case.

In most states, private investigators must be licensed by the appropriate government agency within their state.  It is illegal to practice investigations or claim to be a private investigator without holding a license.  The licensing process ensures that PIs are qualified, experienced, free of legal issues or felonies, and generally are of sound moral character.  There are a few states that don’t require licensure, but most states do.

One particular example of someone unknowingly hiring an unlicensed private investigator involves a family in Bloomington, Indiana who turned to a “private investigator” to help find their missing Indiana University student.  According to Fox news, the family became displeased with the progress of the investigation, and police soon found out that the investigator the family had hired was not licensed, and was therefore practicing private investigations legally.  Worse, the detective was not only unlicensed, his previously held license had been suspended by a judge for 10 years, though the reason for the suspension was undisclosed.

Unfortunately, this is not an entirely unique scenario.  Anyone seeking a private investigator should ask to see credentials and verify that the investigator they are considering is legally allowed to practice in their state.  Although there are a few bad apples in the private investigative world, don’t be deterred; the number of legitimate and certified private investigators far outnumbers the few illegal ones.

Again, not every state requires licensure, but even those that do not still generally have basic legal requirements that their business must adhere to.  Look into the requirements in your state so that you can make an informed decision when searching for the right private investigator.

For more information on private investigator requirements by state, an excellent resource can be found at www.icsworld.com.

Fox News source: http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-attorney-general-new-york-private-investigators-are-operating-illegally-20110926,0,7686155.column