Child Custody Investigations in Oklahoma FAQs
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FAQ
When push comes to shove in familial relationships, children often become the first sacrificial lambs caught right in the middle of the chaos and turmoil. Whether it is a separation, divorce, dysfunctional co-parenting, alcoholism and other drug addictions, incarceration, or other toxicity-inducing entropy, parents and the other adults in families should put their children, nieces, nephews, non-binary kids, and grandchildren first. When one parent, the grandparents, or other adults in these dysfunctional families need immediate assistance, they contact a licensed child custody private investigator in Oklahoma at our private investigation agency in Tulsa, OK for Oklahoma City child custody private investigations. 😊
Dr. Makayla Keefe and her other licensed Oklahoma child custody investigators at her Oklahoma private investigation agency have many years of private investigation experience conducting Oklahoma child custody private investigations for a wide variety of clients. Dr. Makayla Keefe has put together a series of commonly asked questions (FAQs) that proffer important information for those needing the services of a child custody investigator in Edmond, OK or anywhere throughout the State of Oklahoma. They are as follow:
Most frequent questions and answers
Under Oklahoma law, private investigators in Edmond at a private investigation agency in Norman at are barred from working on a contingency basis for child custody investigations and other private investigations in Oklahoma. Why? Well, this is because a private investigator in Oklahoma from a private investigation agency in Oklahoma is supposed to be an unbiased, neutral party to properly investigate a case.
By working on an hourly basis, a private investigator in Oklahoma City at a private investigation agency in Oklahoma City remains unbiased during Oklahoma child custody investigations and receives payment from her/his/their client no matter what the outcome of the investigation turns out to be. If a private detective in OKC, OK from a private detective agency in OKC conducts child custody investigations in Moore, OK on a contingency basis, then she/he/they become(s) biased and for monetary reasons prefers an outcome favorable to the client and the client’s judgment.
When this happens, the weight and credibility of an Oklahoma City private detective from a private investigation agency in Altus, OK’s evidence becomes greatly diminished and less valuable. Who can now trust that the Oklahoma child custody private detective from a private investigation agency in The Village, Oklahoma is presenting fair and accurate evidence?
For these reasons, an Oklahoma private investigator from a private investigatory agency in Warr Acres, Oklahoma at a private investigation agency in Yukon, OK should take great care not to accept any child custody investigations in Mustang, OK or any other private investigations in Tulsa, Oklahoma on a contingency basis. By keeping an hourly rate and mileage as her/his/their standard, a private detective in Enid, OK can remain neutral and provide the greatest benefits for her/his/their clients, society, and the profession of private investigations in McAlester, OK.
No, the State of Oklahoma expressly requires anyone engaging in child custody investigations to first become licensed as a child custody private investigator at a private investigation agency in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Anyone acting as an Edmond, OK child custody private detective from a private investigation agency in Bethany, Oklahoma or who is otherwise performing child custody investigations in Oklahoma a without an Oklahoma private detective license is violating the law.
In terms of admissibility in courts, Oklahoma City child custody investigation evidence collected by persons who are not private investigators in Piedmont, OK with private investigation agencies in Oklahoma is often considered inadmissible. Therefore, it is so important for parents, grandparents, and legal guardians to hire a child custody investigator in Yukon, OK from a private detective agency in Mustang, OK for all child custody private investigations. Otherwise, grandparents, parents, and legal guardians risk putting their entire court case into legal jeopardy. ☹
A licensed child custody investigator in Norman, OK from our private investigation agency in Yukon, Oklahoma can help with Oklahoma child custody private investigations in several ways. The ways in which our Oklahoma City child custody private investigator can from our private investigation agency in El Reno, OK can assist child custody private investigations are as follow:
General Surveillance:
Child custody private investigators in Tulsa, Oklahoma from our private investigation agency in Enid, Oklahoma can provide child custody private investigations in Bethany, Oklahoma via surveillance. This is essentially when one of our licensed Oklahoma child custody private detectives locates and follows the other parent, grandparent, or legal guardian who is the person of interest (POI) and takes videos and pictures of all movement and activities.
Our Oklahoma child custody private investigators in Oklahoma from our private investigation agency in Warr Acres, Oklahoma try to ensure that most or all of these photographs and videos have date, time, and location stamps on them. In addition, for quality purposes, Dr. Makayla Keefe tries to ensure that her licensed child custody private detectives from her private investigation agency in Mustang, OK who are conducting also take pictures and photographs about every fifteen (15) minutes, to prove that they were there on-site conducting the Oklahoma child custody investigation. 😊
Our Oklahoma City child custody private investigation clients most often have our Oklahoma child custody private investigators from our private investigation agency in Lawton, Oklahoma conduct surveillance for a Oklahoma child custody investigation for the following reasons:
- To Prove That One Parent, Grandparent, or Legal Guardian is Having Prohibited Overnight Stays With a Romantic Partner – With the Child Present – When the Child Custody Agreement Prohibits Such Activity
- To Show That One Parent, Grandparent, or Legal Guardian is Bringing Dangerous Individuals (i.e., Registered Sex Offenders, Persons Convicted of Violent Felonious Crimes, Etc.) Around the Kid or Kids
- To Demonstrate That One (1) of the Parents, Grandparents, or Legal Guardians is Engaging in Dangerous Activity or Any Behavior That Would Make Her/Him/Them Unfit to Have Custody (i.e., Prostitution, Drugs, Criminal Activity, Etc.)
- To Show That a Parent, Grandparent, or Legal Guardian Who Has Custody of a Child at Any Given Time Who is Required to Provide the Other Parent, Grandparent, or Legal Guardian Fails to do so and Leaves the Kid(s) With Someone Else Instead
- To Help Locate a Parent for Child Support Purposes
- To Help Locate a Parent, Grandparent, or Legal Guardian Who Only Had Joint Custody of a Kid(s) or Whom Did Not Have Any Legal Custody of a Child or Kids, and Who Absconded From the Area With the Child or Children
- To Demonstrate Any Other Legal Facet Related to Child Custody Investigations in Guthrie, Oklahoma, as Required by the Client’s Attorney or Other Legal Counsel
As you can clearly see, child custody private investigations clients in Durant, Oklahoma contact our child custody private investigators in Oklahoma City for surveillance for a wide variety of reasons. These parents, grandparents, and legal guardians are often in distress, and they need the assistance of experienced Oklahoma child custody private detectives from our private investigation agency in Midwest City, Oklahoma to assist them with their child custody investigations in Moore, Oklahoma. 😊Â
Nationwide Criminal Background Checks:
Our Oklahoma City child custody detectives from our private investigation agency in Altus, Oklahoma also happily conduct criminal background checks in Oklahoma on behalf of our child custody private investigations in Yukon, OK clients. Our Oklahoma child custody investigators usually run a nationwide criminal background check on parents, grandparents, legal guardians, and other people the adults are bringing around the children (i.e., romantic partner).
When conducting nationwide criminal background investigations, our private investigators in Oklahoma City, OK from our private investigation agency in Oklahoma City need as much of the following information about the person of interest (POI) as possible:
- Full Legal Name
- Date of Birth or Age Range
- Height
- Race
- Any Known User Names
- Social Security Number
- Most Recent Known Previous Address
- Known Email Addresses
- Known Telephone Numbers
- Any Specialized Domain Name Associated with The Person
Once our child custody private investigators in Oklahoma City from our private investigation agency in Oklahoma City have this information, they can often provide you with the following data about the POI:
People:
- Social Media Checks
- Records of Deceased Persons
- Licenses (Professional, Pilot, Driver’s)
- Voter registrations
- Phone Number Location
- Nationwide Criminal Background Checks
- Global Watch Lists
- Marriages
- Births
Courts:
- Foreclosures
- Liens (Personal & Business)
- Judgements (Personal & Business)
- Bankruptcies (Personal & Business)
- Evictions
Assets:
- Vehicles – Advanced
- Vehicles – Wildcard
- Vehicle Sightings
- Properties
- Property Deeds
- Property Assessments
Businesses:
- S. Business Information
- World Businesses
- Business Phone Numbers
- S. Corporations
- C.C. Filings
Please do not forego the relatively inexpensive fee to have Oklahoma City, OK child custody private detectives from our private investigation agency in Piedmont, OK conduct nationwide criminal background checks and nationwide criminal background investigations on your behalf. By skipping the Oklahoma criminal background check, you risk potentially exposing your child(ren) to dangerous felons and persons convicted of sex crimes. ☹Would it not be better to know about the criminal history of the person in advance? Dr. Makayla Keefe and her licensed child custody private investigators in Edmond, OK sure think so. 😊
Nationwide Skip Tracing Services:
Our child custody private investigators in Mustang, Oklahoma at our private investigation agency in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma are very adept at utilizing criminal background checks, criminal background investigations, and nationwide skip tracing for child custody investigations in Oklahoma. In this instance, skip tracing services can help locate the residence and work addresses where a parent, grandparent, or legal guardian, our client wishes to pursue child support payments against lives and/or works, or to locate an individual who has taken off to another city or state with the child(ren) without permission.
Skip tracing services in Oklahoma work much the same way that nationwide criminal background checks do, but Oklahoma skip tracing services focus more on locating the person of interest (POI) than learning about her/his/their criminal background. Indeed, unless the POI has moved recently, is in jail, resides in a mental health facility, has fled the country, or has died, our child custody investigators from our private investigation agency in Tulsa, Oklahoma can often locate her/him/them.
Once located, our Oklahoma child custody investigators from our private investigation agency in Warr Acres, Oklahoma can also conduct discreet surveillance or use a ruse such as a fake political poll, to confirm that the POI resides, there. Child custody private investigators in Tulsa, OK from our private investigation agency in Altus, OK can also run license plates/tags on any plates at the residence or place of business the skip trace might show as the current home and/or work address(es).
Running License Plates:
Some of our clients need a child custody private investigator in Edmond, OK from our private investigation agency in Enid, OK to run license plates, as part of child custody investigations in Broken Arrow, OK. By doing so, our child custody private investigator in Yukon, OK can help determine the identity of the owners of the vehicles. This comes in especially handy, when the identities of romantic partners and other persons who are around the children are unknown, or if a client wishes to discreetly confirm the identity of the individual who lives at a residence or works at a place of business that the nationwide skip trace says she/he/they does/do.
The cost for child custody private investigators from our private investigation agency in Ardmore, OK to run license plates as part of a child custody investigation is relatively inexpensive, and the turnaround time on receiving the information back is quick. Therefore, so many of our Oklahoma child custody investigation clients request that our child custody private detectives from our private investigation agency in OKC, OK run  them as part of their child custody private investigations in OKC.
If you would like Dr. Makayla Keefe or any of her other licensed private detectives in Moore, Oklahoma from her private investigation agency in Moore, Oklahoma to run license plates as part of your child custody investigation in OKC, OK, please contact her or one of her other Oklahoma City child custody private investigators today for more information. 😊
Courtroom Testimony:
Sometimes the courts require that Dr. Makayla Keefe and the other child custody investigators in Oklahoma City from her private investigation agency in El Reno, Oklahoma testify in the courtroom about child custody investigations in OKC. For the hourly child custody private investigator in Del City, OK fee and any associated mileage, a child custody investigator in Midwest City, Oklahoma and any associated supervising private investigators in The Village, Oklahoma can happily provide courtroom testimony as child custody private investigators and as expert witnesses in Oklahoma.
Our child custody private detectives from our private detective agency in El Reno, Oklahoma have testified on countless occasions in child custody investigation OKC matters. If you and/or your attorney require the services of courtroom testimony from one of our licensed private investigators in OKC from our private investigation agency in Oklahoma City, please just let Dr. Makayla Keefe know by contacting her today about your Oklahoma child custody investigation matter. 😊
The cost to hire an Oklahoma City child custody private investigator in Oklahoma from our private investigation agency in Moore, OK to conduct child private investigations in El Reno, Oklahoma can vary somewhat, based upon the type of service you want our Oklahoma child custody investigator at our private detective agency in Norman, Oklahoma to perform. As noted earlier, our child custody private investigators in Tulsa, OK at our private investigation agency in Enid, OK can perform a wide range of child custody investigations in Oklahoma on your behalf.
Some of the general costs associated with child custody investigations in OKC with a licensed Oklahoma child custody private detective from our private investigation agency in Oklahoma are as follow:
 Cash Price:       Credit/Debit Card, Etc.
Nationwide Skip Tracing Services:                      $99.00/Person   $103.95/Person
Nationwide Criminal Background Checks:         $99.00/Person   $103.95/Person
License Plate Checks:                                             $99.00/Plate    $103.95/Plate
Sweeps for Hidden Listening Devices,                Varies Depending on House/Car Size
Video Recording Devices, Bugs,                                              and Location
And Tracking Devices:Â
General Surveillance & Driving Time:               $85/Hour       $89.25/Hour
Mileage:                                                                     $0.59/Mile           $0.63/Mile
Waiting and Watching:                       $85/Hour       $89.25/Hour
 Research/Fees:                            $85/Hour       $89.25/Hour
 Consultation Fees After the Standard
Fifteen (15) Minute Initial Consultation: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $85/Hour
Depending on you needs, Dr. Makayla Keefe and the other licensed Oklahoma child custody private detectives from our private investigation agency in Ardmore, Oklahoma can work out a fee structure that suits your child custody private investigations in Mustang, Oklahoma needs. 😊
Norman, OK child custody private detectives from a private investigation agency in Duncan, OK receive private Oklahoma child custody private investigations clients from a wide range of individuals. These child custody investigations clients in Oklahoma generally include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Parents of Children
- Grandparents of Children
- Legal Guardians of Kids
- Kids’ Other Relatives
- Outside Governmental Agencies and Non-Profit Agencies Seeking the Assistance and Experience of a Licensed Child Custody Detective in Oklahoma City, OK
As you can clearly see, Dr. Makayla Keefe and her other licensed OKC child custody private investigators from her OKC private investigation agency receive child custody private investigations in Oklahoma clients from a variety of sources for varying reasons. Dr. Makayla Keefe shall happily discuss these reasons in the question and answer below. 😊
Clients who ask for assistance from a child custody investigator in Norman, Oklahoma from a private investigation agency in Bethany, OK for Oklahoma child custody private investigations are typically parents, grandparents, and/or legal guardians of children or grandchildren who are experiencing family entropy concomitant with toxicity.
An Oklahoma child custody private detective at a private detective agency in Oklahoma is someone licensed by the State of Oklahoma to conduct child custody investigations in Oklahoma. Clients usually seek out the services of a licensed Oklahoma City, OK child custody private detective at our private investigation agency in Guthrie, Oklahoma for Oklahoma child custody investigations, whenever a dispute arises between the parents and/or other legal guardians involved in the raising of a child or children.
Grandparents in Oklahoma do not have a great deal of child custody rights. As the Oklahoma Bar Association will attest, grandparents often just do not have much say over their grandchildren. Indeed, this is how it should be in most situations, because the grandparents themselves have already had the chance to raise their own children, and now it is their grown children’s chance to raise their own kids however they deem fit. Of course, there are always exceptions to this when it comes to children.
Sometimes, as noted in a question above, the kids’ parents are simply not taking suitable care of their children or are otherwise unable to do so, and they wish to step in and provide whatever care, support, and love their grandchildren need. Perhaps it is also the case that the grandparents are just narcissists who respect no one’s boundaries but their own and care only about themselves, and they wish to put the child(ren) in the middle of a big legal court battle just to cause chaos, entropy, and toxicity to be controlling, vindictive, and hateful.
Whatever the case, child custody private detectives in Yukon, Oklahoma from a private investigation agency in Moore, Oklahoma come in especially handy for gathering information and other evidence during their child custody private investigations. For an hourly rate and only when the clients’ motives are moral, ethical and legally grounded, a child custody private investigator in Oklahoma can provide crucial evidence and can even proffer courtroom testimony, serving as an expert witness on the stand in front of a judge and/or jury.
It is always extremely important to select the most experienced, educated, and affordable Oklahoma City child custody investigator from a very reputable private detective agency in Oklahoma for all your child custody private investigations in Piedmont, Oklahoma and elsewhere. If you need Oklahoma child custody investigators from a reputable private investigation agency in Oklahoma City, then contact Dr. Makayla Keefe and her Oklahoma City child custody investigators today. 😊
If you are interested in becoming a child custody private investigator in Yukon, Oklahoma at our private detective agency in Piedmont, OK and conducting Oklahoma City, OK child custody private investigations, then you must complete the following steps:
- Each applicant wishing to become a licensed Oklahoma City child custody private detective at a private investigation agency in The Village, OK must first meet the basic general requirements. These Oklahoma private detective requirements include such things as a minimum age, residency requirements, and an ability to legally work in the United States of America (USA).
- Each applicant wishing to become a child custody private detective in Midwest City, Oklahoma must first complete the following Oklahoma private investigator coursework:
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- L.E.E.T. – Phase I
- L.E.E.T. – Phase II
- L.E.E.T. – Phase III
- L.E.E.T. – Phase IV (Armed Oklahoma Child Custody Private
Investigators Only)
The State of Oklahoma requires the courses above for all persons seeking to become a licensed child custody private investigator in Bethany, Oklahoma at a private investigation agency in Oklahoma. Some of the best Oklahoma private investigator training academies and schools where individuals seeking to become an Oklahoma child custody investigator at our private investigation agency in Warr Acres, Oklahoma are as follow:
- A) Metro Technology Centers
- B) SOR Training Academy
- C) Francis Tuttle
- D) A Complete Listing of Oklahoma Private Investigator Training
As you can clearly see from visiting the Oklahoma City child custody private investigator schools and training academies listed above, each person seeking to become a licensed Edmond, Oklahoma child custody private investigator at our private detective agency in Piedmont, Oklahoma and private detective agency in Deer Creek, Oklahoma has access to the finest private investigator schools. 😊
- You must complete the online Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (C.L.E.E.T.) Oklahoma child custody private investigator application.
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- You must secure your Oklahoma private investigator bond from an insurance agency that offers Oklahoma private investigations bonds, such as Sherman-Humes, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- You must also complete your city, county, and Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) criminal background checks. C.L.E.E.T. has very specific requirements for all private investigators in Oklahoma and specifies what criminal convictions would disqualify them from becoming child custody private detectives in OKC, OK. These disqualifying criminal convictions for child custody investigators in Guthrie, OK from a private investigation agency in Yukon, Oklahoma are as follow:
- Larceny
- Theft
- False pretense
- Fraud, Embezzlement
- False personation of a peace officer
- Any offense involving moral turpitude
- Any offense involving a minor as a victim
- Any nonconsensual sex offense
- Any offense involving the possession, use, distribution, or sale of a controlled dangerous substance,
- Any offense involving a firearm
- Assault and battery, Extortion
- Treason
- Murder
- Manslaughter
- Shoplifting
- Forgery
- Arson
- Kidnapping
- Perjury,
- Tax evasion
- Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
- Conspiracy to commit any of the offenses in this list
- Accessory after the fact to any offenses in this list
- Hijacking
- Receiving or possession of stolen property
- Burglary
- Tax fraud
- Swindling
- Inciting or being involved with a riot
- Any conviction of a civil rights violation
- Desertion
- Escape from jail, prison, or custody
- Resisting arrest
- Assault and battery upon a police officer
- False and bogus checks
- Terrorist activities
- Assist in suicide
- Bigamy
- An attempt to commit one of the above offenses
- Any offense of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence of intoxicating substance, or entry of a final order of protection against an applicant or licensee.
- Anyone seeking to become a private investigator in Oklahoma mist also secure two (2) passport-sized photographs for the Oklahoma private investigator license application. Businesses such as CVS, Walgreens, and FedEx Office offer these passport photos for Oklahoma child custody private investigator license applicants.
- L.E.E.T. requires all private investigators in Oklahoma who are applicants for their Oklahoma private investigation agency license to obtain digital fingerprints via IdentoGO, as part of the Oklahoma child custody private detective license application.