Defendants, debtors, witnesses, and heirs move, change numbers, and go quiet. We run multiple licensed investigative platforms against each other, cross-check the results, and have a licensed investigator review every address before it reaches you — so what you get is a place to send a server, not a list of possibilities.
Each tier includes everything in the one before it. Start light when you just need an address confirmed; go comprehensive when the subject is actively avoiding you or the court will need to see the work.
A fast, cost-effective locate to confirm a current address before you file or direct service — ideal when you have a name and a last-known and need to know if it's still good.
A deeper, multi-source search for hard-to-find subjects — the tier for a defendant dodging service, a witness who moved without a trace, or an heir nobody has heard from.
The comprehensive locate delivered with a signed affidavit of the search performed — documentation your court and your file can rely on, and the natural foundation for a substitute-service affidavit if service later fails.
Hundreds of files don't need hundreds of intake forms. Send a spreadsheet; get it back with verified addresses, phones, and employer indicators in your column layout, priced per file and tiered by volume.
When the databases say one address and the subject's life says another. A license-plate-recognition lookup returns the historical record of where a plate has been photographed — the street it sleeps on, the lot it parks in during the workday, and the pattern to plan a service attempt or surveillance around.
A one-time historical lookup of recorded sightings, run against the plate you give us or the registration we confirm during the locate. This is a records search, not live tracking and not a device on the vehicle — nothing is installed, and nothing is monitored after the report is delivered.
License-plate and motor-vehicle data are used only for purposes permitted under the Driver's Privacy Protection Act; permissible purpose confirmed at quote.
The moments a good address is the whole ballgame.
If the subject truly can't be found or won't take service, the search we've already done becomes the foundation of a Rule 106, 109, or 109a affidavit.
When you've found themStatewide Service of ProcessHand the address straight to Encore's process servers — same vendor, no re-explaining the file.
Premium options that attach to service of process, substitute-service attempts, locates, and surveillance to give you documentation and real-time visibility in the field.
Service of process or field investigation captured on timestamped video — an evidentiary record of the attempt or serve, ready for your file and the court.
Optional real-time status texts every 30–60 minutes while an investigator or server is actively working the assignment, so you always know where things stand.
Move to the front of the line when timing is critical. Choose the turnaround that fits your deadline:
Rush availability varies by service and subject; confirmed at quote.
Give us the subject's name, last-known information, and what you need the address for. We'll recommend the tier and send a per-matter quote. Prefer email? Reach us at investigations@encorelegalprocess.com.
Schedule a consultation with our investigations team to scope a complex matter or strategy. A consultation fee applies and may be waived or applied toward the cost of certain services.
Schedule a consultationOur step-by-step intake walks you through everything we need for one case, including subject details and prior service attempts. This quote request is better for firms with ongoing or high-volume needs.
Open the intake form →Pre-litigation, comprehensive, and affidavit-backed locates reviewed by licensed investigators — across Texas and nationwide.
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