How to Locate a Deadbeat Dad | eHow.com

How to Locate a Deadbeat Dad | eHow.com

Single parenting is hard. It’s easier if the other parent chips in for living expenses. Some parents lose touch with their children and refuse to pay support. State child support agencies have become more efficient in finding deadbeat parents. Parents can help the agencies, and work on their own using professionals and the Internet, to track down deadbeat partners.

Difficulty: Challenging
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
Name or names the other parent uses
His or her driver's license number
Date of birth
Other parent's social security number
State(s) the other parent may be living in
Clear and recent photo
Internet access
Work with the State Child Support Agency
Step 1
Help the agencies. Some states work hard to track down non-compliant parents, at no cost to you. The child support agencies have tools and experience that you do not have. In addition to active searching, many maintain websites to publicize information about the missing parents. Share as much information as you can with your state child support agency.

Step 2
Provide information which is especially important for tracking down the deadbeat parent: Date of birth, social security number, driver's license number, photo, and where you think he may have moved to.

Step 3
Working with the state child support agency may take a long time, but once they track down the missing parent, you will cheer to see how efficiently the agency collects the past-due child support.

Check the Internet
Step 1
Do some legwork yourself. Even if you end up working with professionals, you can save time and money by checking the Internet yourself for information about the non-compliant parent.

Step 2
Search Engines: Check search engines by typing in the parent’s name in quotes. If the person’s name is common, you may find too many matches. In that case, include more information, especially a middle name, or the state where the person may be living.

Step 3
Check out WhitePages.com. If the missing parent is living with someone else, or is maintaining a low profile, you may not find anything on WhitePages.com, but it is always worth a try. Under "people search," type in her first and last names in the appropriate boxes. If you find too many matches, narrow them down the way you did with the search engines above. If you can narrow it down enough, you may learn both an address and a telephone number.

Step 4
Surf the social networking sites. Is your ex brazen enough to take a page on a social networking site? Law enforcement professionals find perps there; you can, too! To check the major sites, you need to create account. If your children keep you too busy to set them up, ask a friend who enjoys social networking to check for you.

Investigation Professionals
Step 1
Hire a professional investigator who has access to information you can't touch, such as motor vehicle records, professional license searches, and UCC filings. Because he is working just for you, he may accomplish the searches faster than the child support agency. Some investigators help you enforce collection as well. He may not work with you unless the deadbeat parent is four or more months behind in payments, or if you are collecting government support

Step 2
Ask for help. If you prefer to work with someone face-to-face, ask your friends and your attorney for recommendations.

Step 3
Look on-line. Many professional investigators now offer websites, with fee schedules upfront. Some offer money back guarantees.

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Tips & Warnings
Unless you are lucky, you will probably not find your missing partner right away. Keep records of what you learn and when.
Spelling is very important on Internet searches.
Your state child support agency may not have the time to devote to finding your ex. As much as you are able, do your own search as well.
Resources
Guide to State Child Support Agencies
How to Use Search Engines
Deadbeat Dad and Mom Finders
WhitePages.com Nationwide Search
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