There is a certain level of intelligence gained by an unsuccessful skip trace. You learn that the subject of the investigation may be transient or purposely obscuring his/her location for a number of reasons. You can be assured that all the basic steps and top level data sources, both private and public, have been accessed in order to locate the person. We often put in more time and utilize more resources in attempting to locate the more difficult skips. The other important factors are the commonness of the name and the number of provided identifiers such as date of birth, social security number, spouse name, or former addresses. The more data you provide to us, the better chance of a successful skip trace.

In years past, we have typically relied on a telephone listing, whether published or non-published, for the individual to confirm residence at a given address. The proliferation of cellular telephones and drop off in use of land line residential telephones make it more difficult to confirm an individual's location. We will often attempt to confirm a residence via contact with neighbors.

On our Skip Trace Form there is a section wherein you can authorize an additional 2 hours minimum investigation at $75.00 per hour for a total of $150.00.

We suggest that you order the basic skip trace first and then utilize the additional investigation if needed. Often, we suggest that the law firm attempt service of process if that is required at the address that we provide in the basic skip trace,even if unconfirmed. If it is apparent through your process server's efforts that the subject is not at that location, then we recommend the additional 2 hour investigation. You may wish to go further and in that case, please contact us by telephone at 888-335-FIND (3463) or email us at FindWitnesses@eskiptrace.com. See Fees [Click Here]