Served 123 LLC locates defendants, witnesses, and judgment debtors nationwide using licensed databases and disciplined cross-referencing — for lawful legal purposes only. Below are the questions counsel, investigators, and recovery teams ask most, with answers on accuracy, compliance, and turnaround.
Request a free, no-obligation quote by email or phone. Send the subject's identifiers and we'll confirm feasibility and turnaround.
We support recognized legitimate purposes and decline anything outside them.
Skip tracing is the process of locating an individual whose current whereabouts are unknown — defendants, witnesses, deponents, judgment debtors, missing heirs, and others who must be served, contacted, or notified. We work from licensed databases and public records, cross-reference signals, and return likely current locations and contact information for a lawful legal purpose.
We provide skip tracing to attorneys, law firms, paralegals, licensed investigators, compliance teams, insurance carriers, collections and judgment-recovery professionals, and self-represented parties — for lawful legal purposes only, such as litigation, service of process, and judgment recovery.
Yes, when performed for a lawful, permissible purpose. We perform skip tracing exclusively in support of litigation, judgment recovery, compliance, and other recognized legitimate uses. We do not provide services for harassment, stalking, unlawful surveillance, domestic interference, or prohibited consumer-reporting uses under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), or other applicable law.
Skip tracing locates and verifies the current address and contact information for a known person for a permissible purpose. It is not a background or credit report, and it is not an unverified free people-search listing. We cross-reference multiple licensed sources and grade leads by confidence rather than returning a single stale record.
Reports typically include:
Results are shared only with the requesting party for the stated lawful purpose.
We draw on licensed databases and public records, then cross-reference and weight signals by recency to surface the most likely current location. We prioritize recent address-changing events over stale records, and flag low-confidence leads so you can prioritize attempts intelligently rather than chasing every result equally.
At minimum, the subject's full legal name. Additional identifiers significantly improve accuracy and speed:
More information up front leads to higher-confidence results and fewer wasted attempts.
Skip trace reports are typically used as investigative work product to support service or contact efforts — not as standalone evidence. If you need documentation for a motion for alternative service, we can provide an investigator's affidavit or declaration of due diligence summarizing search efforts and lead disposition. Discuss specific evidentiary requirements at intake.
Skip tracing is probabilistic. Quality depends on how recently the subject has had address-changing life events (moves, vehicle registration changes, employment shifts) and whether they're actively trying to remain hidden. We grade leads by confidence and flag stale data so you can prioritize attempts. Skip tracing identifies likely locations; it does not guarantee them.
We can run a deeper search tier, incorporate additional identifiers you provide, and recommend lawful next steps such as expanded source checks or coordinated field attempts. We're candid about confidence levels rather than presenting weak leads as certainties — an honest "not located with current data" is more useful than a wrong address that burns service attempts.
We verify a permissible purpose, use licensed data sources, handle all data confidentially over encrypted channels, and share results only with the requesting party for the stated purpose. We decline requests that fall outside lawful uses, and we do not sell or repurpose the data we develop on your matter.
Yes. We do not provide skip tracing for FCRA "consumer report" purposes — such as employment, credit, or tenant screening — and we require a permissible purpose consistent with the GLBA and DPPA. Use of results outside the stated lawful purpose violates our terms. If you're unsure whether your use qualifies, tell us the purpose at intake and we'll confirm feasibility before proceeding.
Standard skip traces are typically returned within 1–3 business days. Rush requests can be expedited depending on the depth of search required. Turnaround varies with the identifying information available — a name plus last known address usually returns faster than a name alone.
Skip tracing is quoted based on the depth of search and the identifiers available, and can be bundled with service of process at a combined rate. We provide a written quote in the form of a no-obligation invoice before any work begins, with no undisclosed charges. For the fastest quote, include the subject's name and any known identifiers in your request.
Yes — and most clients with hard-to-find subjects do. Our combined Skip Trace + Service Strategy pairs locate work with service planning so we prioritize the strongest address candidates, reduce wasted attempts, and improve first-attempt success. Pricing is bundled and disclosed up front.
Yes. For lawful purposes such as judgment recovery, we locate businesses and registered agents and identify property and asset associations connected to a subject, in addition to locating individuals. Tell us the recovery or litigation objective at intake so we scope the search appropriately.
Three options:
We reply with a written quote in the form of a no-obligation invoice; work begins once you approve and pay it.
Yes. We support batch and high-volume skip tracing for firms, collections teams, and insurers, with consolidated reporting and volume accounts for clients placing recurring work. Tell us your typical monthly volume and we'll set up streamlined intake and a tailored rate.
Yes. All requests and data are transmitted over encrypted channels, stored on access-controlled systems, and shared only with the requesting party for the stated lawful purpose. See our Privacy Policy for the full framework.
Confidence-graded results, lawful-purpose discipline, and a direct path from locate to service.
