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Cohabitation

Proving Cohabitation In New Jersey

Over the past several years Capital Investigation has been an industry leader in conducting cohabitation investigations in New Jersey. We have a comprehensive approach to investigate and documentutilize multiple strategies that will document cohabitation.

Our Primary Goal

After being retained our primary goal is to obtain a prima facia ruling for our clients with ROCK SOLID evidence leading to a favorable resolution.

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Anatomy Of A Successful Cohabitation Investigation

Years of experience has proven us in order to have a successful cohabitation investigation must contain following components:

Research

We have clients complete a complete a thorough questionnaire to identify as much information on the ex-spouse and cohabitantparamour as possible. A successful investigation hinges on identifying:

  • Known vehicles driven by ex-spouse and cohabitantpara
  • Social media accounts
  • Pictures, names and ages of children of both ex-spouse and paramourcohabitant
  • Pictures, names and ages of children of both ex-spouse and paramour
  • Current parenting time ( when applicable)
  • Vacation/holiday Schedule

Obtaining as much information as possible on both ex-spouse and cohabitantparamour enables our analysts and investigators to later identify behavior that supports cohabitation, violations of the cohabitation agreement, and often uncovering evidence potentially that was previously unknown to the client.

Time Lapse Video Cameras (TLV Camera)

The most effective component of a cohabitation investigation is deploying a covert time- lapse video camera outside the ex-spouse’s residence, in a public area, to document activity on a 24/7 basis. We are able to document:

  • Everday the ex-spouse and cohabitantparamour are together, including overnights.
  • Times that children are present.
  • Holiday, family events, and birthdays
  • Household chores

The TLVC camera provides 24-hour a day coverage, captures approximately three to five thousand pictures a day making it impossible for the ex-spouse or cohabitant paramour to refute the amount of time they stay at the residence.

The Report

Obtaining irrefutable evidence is one only part of a great cohabitation investigation. Presenting the evidence in a clear and detailed narrative is what provides our clients the basis for a prima facia ruling and leverage in future proceedings. Our Cohabitation Investigation reports:

  • Are usually over 150 pages in length
  • Professionally printed and bound with four-color photos
  • Social media screenshots of the couple
  • Details of every relevant event in the investigation
  • Vehicle registrations of ex-spouses and the cohabitant

If you or your client are contemplating filing a cohabitation motion, you only have one chance to get it right. Make sure that you have the best strategy and the best team in place to have success.

FAQ’s

New Jersey legislature has defined cohabitation as being a “mutually supportive, intimate personal relationship in which a couple has undertaken duties and privileges that are commonly associated with marriage or civil union.”

This doesn’t necessarily that the couple needs to be living together full-time in order for a court to find that a cohabitative relationship exists, rather, the courts will consider the following factors when determining whether or not a couple is cohabitating:

  • If the couple shares finances like joint bank accounts or shared holdings and/or liabilities
  • If the couple share responsibilities for living expenses
  • Recognition of the relationship by family and social cicles
  • Whether or not the couple is living together, and if not, the frequency of contact, and the duration of the relationship in question
  • If the couple shares household chores
  • Any other evidence the court deems relevant

When a couple is cohabitating, we have a 99% success rate in modifying or eliminating alimony.

Every case is different, but one month of observation is usually considered minimum.

Capital Investigations Cohabitation Investigations start at $5500.00