01 / LOCATION
Developing Current Leads
Known addresses, contact information, associations and other relevant leads can be examined to determine what may assist in establishing a person's present location.
Investigative Services
Skip Tracing.
Professional location enquiries for individuals, businesses, attorneys, insurers and other authorised clients who need to locate a person for a legitimate legal, investigative, financial or commercial purpose.
Professional Location Enquiries • Confidential Investigative Support
Understanding the Service
When Someone Needs to Be Reliably Located.
Skip tracing is the investigative process of developing and verifying information that may assist in locating a person whose current whereabouts are unknown or uncertain. It is more than simply finding a name or an old address: useful location work attempts to distinguish historical information from current, actionable information and must be conducted for a legitimate purpose.
02 / VERIFICATION
Separating Leads From Confirmed Information
An address connected to a person does not necessarily mean that person is currently there. Where possible, information is cross-checked so that historical, possible and verified findings are not treated as the same thing.
Skip-Tracing Capabilities
Location Enquiries Built Around the Information Available.
Every locate is different. The appropriate approach depends on the identifying information supplied, how long the person has been out of contact, the purpose of the enquiry and the quality of available leads.
01
Address Development
Enquiries aimed at identifying potentially relevant current or recent address information.
02
Identity Cross-Checking
Using relevant identifiers to reduce the risk of confusing the subject with another person who has a similar name.
03
Contact Information Enquiries
Appropriate efforts to develop or verify contact information where it is relevant and lawfully available.
04
Known-Location Enquiries
Reviewing information connected to previously known residences, workplaces or other relevant locations.
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Association & Lead Development
Examining appropriate known connections or leads that may assist in developing current location information.
06
Open-Source & Public Information Research
Reviewing relevant lawfully accessible information that may contribute to a current location assessment.
07
Field Verification
Where appropriate, field enquiries may be used to assess whether developed location information remains current.
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Legal & Investigative Support
Location work can support broader legal, insurance, corporate or private investigations when a relevant person cannot readily be found.
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Locate Reporting
Findings can be organised to distinguish relevant leads, information developed and material limitations.
When Skip Tracing Is Used
Legitimate Reasons to Locate a Person.
A party to a legal matter cannot readily be located.
Attorneys or authorised clients may require current location information to progress a legitimate legal matter.
A witness needs to be found.
A person with relevant information may have moved or become difficult to contact since the underlying event.
Existing address information is outdated.
Records may identify historical addresses that no longer establish where the person currently resides or can be contacted.
An insurer or investigator needs to locate a relevant person.
A claimant, insured, witness or other relevant party may need to be located as part of an authorised investigation.
A business has a legitimate commercial reason to locate someone.
Appropriate location enquiries may support defined commercial or financial matters where the purpose is legitimate.
A broader investigation depends on establishing whereabouts.
Locating a person may be one component of a properly scoped private or corporate investigation.
Our Skip-Tracing Process
From Known Information to Developed Location Leads.
01
Purpose & Identity Review
We establish the legitimate reason for the locate and review the identifying information available for the subject.
02
Lead Assessment
Known addresses, contact details, dates, associations and other useful starting information are assessed.
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Location Enquiries
Appropriate investigative research and enquiries are conducted to develop potentially relevant current information.
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Cross-Check & Verification
Developed information is compared and, where appropriate, further enquiries are made to assess its reliability and currency.
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Findings
The client receives the relevant findings in the agreed form, including material limitations where a current location cannot be conclusively established.
Who We Support
Professional Location Support for Authorised Clients.
Attorneys & Law Firms
Location enquiries involving parties, witnesses or other persons relevant to legitimate legal matters.
Insurance Professionals
Locating claimants, insureds, witnesses or other relevant persons within an authorised insurance investigation.
Businesses & Organisations
Appropriately scoped location work connected to legitimate commercial, investigative or administrative matters.
Investigative Clients
Skip tracing as one component of a broader private, corporate or legal investigation.
Private Clients
Location enquiries may be considered where the client has a legitimate purpose and the requested scope is appropriate.
Professional Advisers
Locate support for authorised professionals acting for clients with a legitimate need to establish a person's whereabouts.
Preparing a Locate Request
What Helps Us Identify the Right Person.
The more reliable starting information available, the better the ability to distinguish the subject from people with similar names and assess potentially relevant leads.
Useful Initial Information
- Full name and known variations of the name.
- Date of birth or approximate age, where legitimately available.
- Last known address and when the person was believed to be there.
- Known telephone numbers or email addresses.
- Previous workplace, occupation or business information.
- Other relevant identifying details or known locations.
- The legitimate purpose for which the person needs to be located.
Accuracy Matters
Provide information you reasonably believe relates to the correct person and identify anything that is uncertain. Incomplete or incorrect starting information can produce false leads and may require additional verification.
What You May Receive
Location Findings With Appropriate Context.
Locate Findings
Relevant current or recent location information developed during the authorised enquiries, where available.
Address Information
Potentially relevant address findings with appropriate distinction between historical, possible and verified information.
Supporting Leads
Other relevant information developed during the locate that may assist the client's legitimate next step.
Limitations
Where a current location cannot reasonably be established, the result should reflect that uncertainty rather than present an unverified lead as confirmed.
Privacy & Professional Boundaries
A Locate Requires a Legitimate Purpose.
Six Paths will assess the purpose of a skip-tracing request before accepting the assignment. Location services are not intended to facilitate harassment, stalking, intimidation, unlawful surveillance or other improper conduct.
Finding information connected to a person also does not guarantee that the information is current. Professional reporting should distinguish verified findings from possible or historical leads and identify material limitations.
Related Services
When Location Work Is Part of a Wider Matter.
Frequently Asked Questions
Before Requesting Skip Tracing.
Skip tracing is an investigative process used to develop and verify information that may assist in locating a person whose current whereabouts are unknown or uncertain.
No. Results depend on the accuracy of starting information, available leads and what can reasonably and lawfully be established.
Yes, location enquiries may support legitimate legal matters where a relevant person cannot readily be found.
A name may provide a starting point, but additional identifiers can be important for distinguishing the correct person from others with similar names.
No. Address information may be historical, possible or current. Appropriate verification may be necessary before treating a location as confirmed.
Potentially, but Six Paths will assess the purpose and scope. We will not provide location services for an improper or unsafe purpose.
Timing varies with the quality of starting information, complexity of the locate and whether additional verification or field enquiries are required.
Provide the full name, known identifying details, last known address, relevant contact or employment information and the legitimate reason the person needs to be located.
Confidential Consultation
Need to Locate Someone for a Legitimate Purpose?
Provide Six Paths with the information you already have and the reason for the locate. We can assess the request, define an appropriate scope and explain the next step.