Relationship Investigations
Relationship Investigations for Personal and Family Matters
When trust breaks down, assumptions are not enough.
Our relationship investigations provide verifiable evidence, not opinion — suitable for personal clarity, solicitor review, and Family Court proceedings where required.
We combine surveillance, digital intelligence, financial investigation, and asset tracing to establish the truth behind a relationship concern, discreetly and lawfully.
What Is a Relationship Investigation?
A relationship investigation is not a single service.
It is a tailored investigative strategy, designed around your specific concern and legal context.
Each case may involve one or more of the following investigative disciplines.
Infidelity & Adultery Investigations
Discreet surveillance and intelligence gathering where a partner is suspected of cheating.
Evidence may include:
- Time-stamped audio, photographic or video surveillance
- Movement patterns and associations
- Corroborated timelines
- Digital and communications indicators (where lawfully obtainable)
All evidence is obtained lawfully and documented for evidential integrity.
Identity Background & Checks
If you suspect your partner is involved with someone who is not who they claim to be, we conduct:
- Identity verification
- Background checks
- Residency confirmation
- Employment and lifestyle consistency checks
Frequently used where deception, double lives, or safety concerns exist.
Online Dating & Romance Scam Investigations
We investigate suspected:
- Online dating fraud
- Romance scams
- Emotional and financial manipulation
This includes:
- Digital footprint analysis
- Identity correlation across platforms
- Email, phone number, and profile tracing
- Financial red flag identification
Particularly relevant where money has been transferred or pressure applied.
Matrimonial Investigations & Asset Tracing
Where relationship breakdown intersects with financial concealment, we provide:
- Asset tracing
- Lifestyle vs declared income analysis
- Identification of undisclosed accounts, entities, or income streams
- Evidence suitable for financial remedy proceedings
This service is frequently used where an E1 or Form E disclosure is suspected to be incomplete or misleading.
Surveillance on a Partner suspected of adultery
Physical surveillance may be deployed where proportionate and lawful, including:
- Static and mobile surveillance
- Association analysis
- Pattern-of-life reporting
Surveillance is never generic and is deployed only where it adds evidential value.
GPS Vehicle Tracking
Where lawful and proportionate, we can deploy vehicle tracking to establish:
- Movement patterns
- Undisclosed locations
- Associations
All GPS work is conducted strictly within UK legal boundaries.
Child Custody Investigations
(Children Act Proceedings)
Where a child’s welfare may be at risk, we conduct investigations to support proceedings under the Children Act, including:
- Lifestyle and environment assessments
- Risk-based intelligence gathering
- Corroboration of concerns raised to solicitors or the Court
Our focus is evidence, not opinion or character attacks.
Child Maintenance Investigations
If a former partner claims limited means while maintaining a lifestyle inconsistent with their declaration, we investigate:
- Undeclared income
- Cash-based or third-party payments
- Business or self-employment concealment
- Asset and lifestyle indicators
This is commonly used to support CMS challenges or Family Court applications.
Tracing Services
We conduct lawful tracing of:
- Missing Persons
- Email addresses
- Mobile phone numbers
- Residential addresses
- Digital identifiers
Often used where a partner has disappeared, changed identity details, or is operating through intermediaries.
Why Clients Choose FFIATS
- Evidence-led, not sensational
- Court-aware methodology
- Discreet and confidential
- No unnecessary surveillance
- Clear reporting, no padding
- Experienced in high-conflict family matters
We understand that relationship investigations often sit at the intersection of emotional stress, legal risk, and financial exposure. Our role is to provide clarity — quietly and professionally.
Case Studies
Please review examples of relationship Investigations prepared by FFIATS’ technical investigators, demonstrating the depth, methodology, and practical value of our work.
Pre-Marital Background Investigation
A professional woman from a wealthy Middle Eastern family instructed us shortly before agreeing to marriage after concerns arose about inconsistencies in her partner’s personal history.
FFIATS Were Asked to Establish:
1. Whether the subject’s claimed nationality was accurate
2. Whether his personal history had been fully disclosed
3. Whether there were any undisclosed relationships or dependents
Matrimonial Investigation for Family Court Proceedings - Request to Leave the Jurisdiction
Our investigative team was instructed to carry out a comprehensive background review of family members connected to a Child Arrangements Order and an Request to Leave the Jurisdiction before the Family Court.
The client expressed serious concerns about the welfare of his children if they were relocated to live with extended family members
Pre-Martial Investigation Into Lifestyle and Financial Misrepresentation of a Future Spouse
FFIATS investigative team was instructed to conduct a comprehensive background check on a Ukrainian national residing in the south of France.
The objective was to assess:
1. Personal and family background
2. Financial circumstances and business activities
3. Online presence and potential risks (including reputation and hidden income sources)
The investigation was commissioned due to concerns about undisclosed sources of income and potential reputational issues to our Client.
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