Investigative Support · Skip tracing
Investigative Support for Legal Matters
DFS draws on the licensed investigators of its parent company, Delator Group, to find people, confirm addresses and support service of process in Tennessee legal matters.
Investigative support services
Skip tracing and location research backed by Delator Group's licensed investigators, with field confirmation where needed.
- Skip tracingLocating people for legal, collection and business purposes across Tennessee.
- Locate for serviceFind, confirm and serve a defendant in one coordinated engagement.
- Debtor and defendant locationResearch to locate judgment debtors and civil defendants for a lawful purpose, such as post-judgment work.
- Address verificationConfirming whether a last known address is still current.
- Skip tracing for attorneysWitnesses, parties, heirs and debtors, reported in a format counsel can use.
- Skip tracing for businessesPast-due accounts, asset recovery and former contacts, with permissible purpose confirmed.
The case can't move until someone is found
A defendant moved, a witness changed numbers, a judgment debtor stopped answering mail. Database results alone are often stale or conflicting.
DFS pairs lawful database research with in-person confirmation, because Delator Group is a licensed private investigation firm and its investigators do this work directly.
How investigative requests work
- Intake and purposeDFS collects identifiers you have and confirms the lawful purpose of the search.
- ResearchInvestigators run database and public-record research and compare results.
- Confirm and reportLeads are confirmed in the field where needed and reported in writing, with sources described and open questions noted.
Lawful methods only
Every search follows the same rules.
- No guaranteed location result.
- No access to phone, bank or other protected records without legal process.
- No pretexting, impersonation or trespass.
- Searches require a permissible, lawful purpose.
Questions about investigative support
Are DFS's investigators licensed?
Delator Group, DFS's parent company, is a licensed Tennessee private investigation firm, and investigative work is conducted under that license.
What information helps most?
Full name, date of birth, last known address, prior phone numbers and any known relatives or employers. More identifiers mean fewer false matches.
Which page should I start with?
If the goal is serving papers, start with locate for service. For other legal or business needs, start with skip tracing.
Related services
Next steps and alternatives that often go with this work.
Reviewed October 2026 by Delator Field Services. General information, not legal advice.
Tell DFS what the matter needs
Call, text or email with the task, the county and any deadline. You will get a plain answer on scope and cost before work begins.
Questions first? Call or text (629) 310-8667 or email contact@delatorgroup.com.