Corporate
Bankruptcy, Judgment and Lien Searches
Searches for bankruptcy filings, judgments, abstracts and liens against an individual or a business, so you know what is already attached before you extend credit or try to collect.
- #1 Private Investigator in Texas
- Twenty-five years of experience
- Marine veteran owned
- Statewide Texas coverage
- Free confidential consultation
What this is
Bankruptcy, Judgment & Lien, in plain terms.
These three records answer one practical question: has somebody already claimed what you are about to rely on. A bankruptcy tells you the person has been unable to pay creditors before. A judgment tells you somebody already sued and won. A lien tells you a specific piece of property is already encumbered.
Collection is where this matters most. A judgment is worth what can be collected on it, and a debtor with three prior abstracts filed against their house is a very different proposition from one with none. Finding that out first is the difference between enforcing and spending.
The work
What actually gets done.
- Search federal bankruptcy filings, including prior and dismissed cases.
- Search judgments and abstracts of judgment in the relevant counties.
- Search tax liens, mechanics liens and other recorded encumbrances.
- Search UCC filings against business assets.
- Establish priority - who filed first, and what that leaves.
- Combine it with an asset search where collection is the goal.
Corporate
Independent, and documented that way.
A finding only holds if the person who made it had no stake in it. That is what an outside investigator is for, and it is why the methodology is written down alongside the conclusion.
What you get
At the end of it.
- A written search report with the filings attached.
- A priority picture rather than a flat list.
- A practical read on what is realistically collectible.
- Statewide and nationwide coverage as the case requires.
When people call
The three situations we hear most.
You are about to extend credit
Prior judgments are the most predictive record there is.
You are trying to collect
Knowing who is ahead of you decides whether to pursue at all.
You are buying property or a business
Encumbrances follow the asset, not the seller.
Questions
About this service.
Will a discharged bankruptcy still show?
Yes. The filing is a public record of the court and remains searchable after discharge.
Can you tell me if a judgment has been satisfied?
Usually, from the court record - a release or satisfaction is filed. Where nothing has been filed we report exactly that, because an unreleased judgment behaves like an outstanding one.
Is this enough to decide whether to sue?
It is half of it. The other half is an asset search, and the two together are what tell you whether a judgment would be worth anything.
Is the first conversation really free?
Yes, and it is confidential. You describe the situation, we tell you whether an investigation is likely to help, roughly what it would involve and what it would cost. There is no charge for that call and no obligation at the end of it.
More in this area
Other services in Corporate.
Where we work
Four metros, and the rest of Texas.
Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio are where most cases start. Coverage runs to the whole state, and records and asset work is run nationally.
Free consultation
Tell us what is going on. The first call is free.
Describe the situation and we will tell you honestly whether an investigation would help, what it would involve and what it would cost. Confidential, no obligation, and no charge for the conversation.