Skip Tracing Services in New Jersey

New Jersey Skip Tracers

Skip tracing is an investigative process of locating a person's whereabouts. A skip tracer at A.C.E. is a state-licensed Private Investigator who uses specialized databases and investigative techniques to find people who have disappeared or are deliberately hiding.

The term "skip" refers to the person being searched for — derived from people who "skipped town" to avoid legal issues. A.C.E. skip tracing services in New Jersey are retained by attorneys, adoption agencies, banks, mortgage companies, investors, private investigators, asset managers, leasing companies and private individuals.

How We Locate People

Our skip tracers use multiple data sources to locate individuals:

• Phone number databases and social security records
• Date of birth and credit header reports
• Loan applications and credit card applications
• Cell phone records and utility records
• Job applications and criminal background records
• Court records, arrest records and utility bills
• Social media and public records searches

Who We Skip Trace

• Missing defendants and witnesses
• Respondents in legal proceedings
• Deadbeats and debtors
• Evicted tenants
• Friends and lost loved ones
• Heirs and birth parents
• Criminals avoiding service
• Anyone whose location is needed

If We Cannot Find Them

In the event our investigators are unable to locate the individual, we provide an extensive Due Diligence Affidavit listing all efforts taken. This document is accepted by New Jersey courts as proof of a thorough search, allowing attorneys to pursue alternate methods of service such as publication or posting.