Family law attorneys & firms
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For Family Law Firms— Family Law Investigations
Family law investigations for Texas attorneys.
Family law investigations are attorney-directed investigations that trace community and separate property, document conduct relevant to conservatorship, and preserve evidence for Texas family courts.
Retained through counsel. Asset and income tracing, lifestyle documentation, parenting-time documentation, and social media capture, delivered with documented chain of custody.
Consultations are for counsel. If you are a party to a case, please ask your attorney to contact us.
- Texas DPS licensed
- Private Investigations Company License #C31261501 Verify →
- 100% veteran & LEO
- Every investigator and analyst a veteran of the U.S. military or law enforcement
- $100B+
- Assets and crypto located since 2015. Includes casework by our team before OnTrial was founded.
- Analyst-verified
- Source-cited findings, documented chain of custody with SHA-256 hashed evidence
What it is
The facts behind the inventory.
Texas family cases turn on records: what the estate holds, how it was acquired, and what happens during possession and access.
On the property side, the work supports characterization of community and separate property: tracing real property, entities, accounts, and transfers, and documenting lifestyle and spending against reported income for division and spousal maintenance arguments.
On the conservatorship side, licensed operators document conduct with firsthand, timestamped evidence, so counsel argues from facts rather than competing accounts.
OnTrial combines asset searches, cryptocurrency tracing, surveillance, social media intelligence, and skip tracing in a single engagement directed by counsel. See the glossary for the terms of art.
Who this is for
Built for family law counsel.
Counsel in high-asset divorces
Matters involving closely held businesses, real estate holdings, layered entities, and digital assets, where characterization and valuation turn on the record.
Counsel in conservatorship & modification matters
Original suits and modifications where possession, access, and conduct questions need documented, firsthand facts rather than competing accounts.
What it includes
What counsel can order.
Asset & income tracing
Real property, business entities, accounts, vehicles, and transfers, traced to support characterization of community and separate property and to surface income the financial disclosures don't show.
Digital assets
Global CryptoScan scans for exchange and payment-app accounts linked to a party's identifiers. Following funds on-chain is cryptocurrency tracing, scoped as a custom engagement on retainer.
Lifestyle & spending documentation
Standard of living, spending patterns, and visible wealth documented against reported income, for spousal maintenance, support, and characterization arguments.
Parenting-time & conduct documentation
Lawful surveillance by licensed operators, documenting conduct relevant to conservatorship, possession, and access with timestamped video, photographs, and field notes.
Social media capture
Posts, profiles, and connections across 700+ platforms captured with timestamps and archived through DeepMedia for evidentiary use, including content that contradicts sworn statements.
Witness locates
Current contact information for witnesses, former employees, business associates, and others counsel needs to interview, depose, or subpoena.
How engagements work
Directed by counsel, start to finish.
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Retained through counsel
OnTrial is engaged by the attorney, and the work is directed by counsel. Consultations route through the attorney of record; parties should ask their lawyer to contact us.
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Scoped to the issues
Counsel and a case manager define the questions (characterization, tracing, conservatorship, maintenance) and the dates that matter: mediation, hearings, discovery deadlines, and trial.
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Investigated lawfully
Public records, licensed data sources, open-source research, and lawful field surveillance. No account access, no device access, no pretexting.
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Delivered with chain of custody
An analyst-verified, source-cited report with exhibits, documented chain of custody, and SHA-256 hashed evidence, built to support discovery, mediation, motion practice, and trial.
Why the work holds up
Defensible from intake through delivery.
Built for discovery, mediation, temporary-orders hearings and final trial.
Every one of our investigators and analysts is a veteran of the U.S. military or law enforcement. Operated and advised by members of the U.S. military, law enforcement and special operations communities, and subject-matter experts in the investigations industry — decades of combined experience.
SOC 2 aligned; FCRA, GLBA, CCPA and California SB 1454 compliant. Client data is never used to train AI. See AI Governance and Data Security.
OnTrial, LLC holds Texas Department of Public Safety Private Investigations Company License #C31261501 — a licensed private investigator in Texas. Field work outside Texas is handled through vetted partners and contractors.
From a client
“OnTrial makes ordering what we need fast, efficient and trackable — no steps missed and reliably on-time.”
FAQ
Family law investigations, explained.
- What is a family law investigation?
- Family law investigations are attorney-directed investigations that trace community and separate property, document conduct relevant to conservatorship, and preserve evidence for Texas family courts. The investigator works at counsel's direction, so findings support the attorney's strategy in discovery, mediation, and trial rather than standing alone.
- Who retains OnTrial for a family law matter?
- Attorneys. OnTrial's family law work is attorney-directed: engagements are retained through counsel and the scope is set by the attorney of record. If you are a party to a case, ask your lawyer to request a consultation with us.
- How does an investigator help trace community and separate property?
- Investigators trace real property, business entities, accounts, and transfers through public records and licensed data sources, then document when and how assets were acquired, moved, or retitled. That record supports counsel's characterization arguments and helps identify transfers or concealment the inventory doesn't disclose. See asset searches.
- Can OnTrial find cryptocurrency in a Texas divorce?
- Yes. Global CryptoScan scans for cryptocurrency-exchange and payment-app accounts linked to a party's known identifiers. Where funds need to be followed on-chain, cryptocurrency tracing is a custom engagement on retainer.
- What does parenting-time documentation involve?
- Licensed operators conduct lawful surveillance to document conduct relevant to conservatorship, possession, and access, with timestamped video, photographs, and field notes. OnTrial documents facts for counsel; it does not perform custody evaluations or social studies, which are court-appointed roles.
- How is evidence delivered for use in court?
- Every report is analyst-verified and source-cited, with documented chain of custody and SHA-256 hashed evidence. Social media is captured with timestamps and archived. Admissibility is for the court to decide; the record is built to support authentication and testimony.
- Is OnTrial licensed to investigate in Texas?
- Yes. OnTrial, LLC holds Texas Department of Public Safety Private Investigations Company License #C31261501, issued under Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1702. Search License #C31261501 at the Texas DPS TOPS portal to verify it. Field work outside Texas is handled through vetted partners and contractors.
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Open a client account and order through the secure client portal, or request a confidential consultation to scope a matter with a case manager.