Private investigator in Paris
For nearly 20 years, Investipole has been supporting individuals, companies and lawyers in Paris and its region. Your private detectives conduct investigations, discreet surveillance and research to establish verifiable facts, recorded in a report for your lawyer.
Investipole Agency · Paris 75
Investipole at Paris: investigating in a city on the move
For nearly 20 years, Investipole has been supporting individuals, businesses and lawyers when a situation needs to be verified by precise facts. Adultery, divorce, child custody, alimony, divorce financial settlement, suspicious sick leave, unfair competition, locating a person, solvency or financial investigation: each assignment entrusted to a private detective in Paris is prepared to produce dated, consistent and legally usable findings.
Individuals · Family law
Family investigations at Paris: establishing useful facts
Between two homes, staggered hours and frequent travel between Paris and the small crown, a family situation can be difficult to read. The investigation targets only facts that inform the procedure, without general supervision or disproportionate damage to privacy.
DivorceEvidence & standard of living
AdulteryInfidelity & Double Life
Child custodyCare and living conditions
Child supportIncome & solvency
Divorce financial enquiriesassets & standard of living
ResearchPerson & Address
SolvencyIncome & wealth
Cameras / microphonesTechnical detection
HarassmentFindings & Evidence
Domestic abuseEvidence
Personal background checksTargeted auditsNeighbour dispute investigationsLocal overlapsDivorce, adultery & double life at Paris
Repeated appointments, a really busy address or a route between several boroughs can be documented when they are of interest to divorce. The timeline distinguishes what has been seen, where and at what time, without hazardous interpretation.
- discreet surveillance
- Chronology of facts
- Photo findings
Child custody & visitation rights
School pickups, child handovers, schedules, parental presence and reception conditions may require occasional checks. The arrangement takes Parisian travel into account and remains strictly focused on the child's best interests and the obligations set.
- Conditions of support
- Compliance with schedules
- Factual report
Child support & compensatory payments
- Solvency
- Standard of living
- Unreported activity
Protection of civil interests
Isolating key facts in a busy environment
Harassment, domestic violence, abandonment of residence, searching for an heir, residency verification or detection of cameras and microphones require different methods. In Paris, the address, type of building, access points, neighbourhood flows and the legal purpose determine the approach before any operation.
Professionals · Companies · HR managers
Protecting the business in the Paris economic hub
From the central business district in La Défense, Bercy or Boulogne-Billancourt, employees, customers and activities quickly cross communal boundaries. The investigation must follow these flows without losing sight of the legitimate motive and proportionality of control.
Sick leave enquiriesIncompatible activity
Employee investigationsActivity & Hours
CompetitionClient diversion
Undercover investigationsCorporate investigations
CV verificationRoute & references
theftsInternal & ExternalSuspicious sick leave
A parallel activity can lead from a Parisian home to a business, construction site or meeting in the suburbs. Targeted time windows allow you to check for incompatible behaviour without constantly controlling the employee's life.
Employee activity monitoring
Non-compliance with schedules, company vehicles being used for purposes other than intended or recurring absences are observed in the real context of movements, including when the route shifts from the ring road to another department of Île-de-France.
Unfair competition
Commercial appointment, customer hijacking, non-competition clause or hidden activity can be deployed between head office, coworking space and home. Crossovers distinguish the simple suspicion of a bundle of dated facts.
Theft, fraud & breach of trust
On a tertiary site, shop or supply chain in Greater Paris, observations are concentrated on accesses, schedules and movements directly related to reported disappearances or irregularities.
Civil & financial research
Searching in a city where things change fast
Homes, temporary rentals, professional transfers and mobility between Paris and Ile-de-France complicate identification. A reliable response comes from the cross-crossing of legitimate sources and consistent checks, never by simply extracting files.
Search for a person or address
Confirming a residence in a Parisian building, locating an heir or finding a relative requires distinguishing between postal address, registered domicile and actual presence with regard to the declared purpose.
Debtor search
The changes of address between Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Yvelines or Val-de-Marne are intertwined with the elements useful to the recovery approach prepared with your advice.
Creditworthiness & assets
Companies, visible activities, assets and standard of living are the subject of lawful comparisons to assess the real situation before a family, civil or commercial procedure.
Business intelligence
Prior to engagement or litigation, Investipole checks the consistency between announced activity, Parisian implementation, identified leaders and legally accessible signals.
Legal framework for private investigation
At Paris, like elsewhere, proof starts with a legitimate mission
"Observe what may be, document what is useful, rule out any illegal process."
A right to defend
The written agreement must be based on a demonstrable need: to prepare a procedure, preserve a right or verify facts having a legal consequence.
Legal means
No fraudulent access, usurped identity or intrusion into a private place. Research is based on lawful sources and permitted observations.
A measured arrangement
The observed area, time and duration are limited to what is required by the file, even when movements cross several boroughs.
Traceable facts
Schedules, places, trips and findings shall be returned without extrapolation. Their scope shall remain subject to the examination of the lawyer and, if necessary, of the judge.
Subject to the legality of the findings and the judge's sovereign judgment.
Why Investipole in Paris?
Experienced management and planning made for Parisian mobility
David Liobard oversees the files and adjusts the system to the family, social or commercial issues encountered.
The chronology distinguishes the facts found from the information reported in order to facilitate the lawyer's work.
Stations, connections, parking lots, peripherals and exits to Ile-de-France are integrated before the installation.
The client's identity, written agreement, images and report remain restricted to those authorized in the file.
Guarantees & Partners
Findings aligned with Parisian procedures
Commissioner of Justice
Partner lawyers
Expert partners
From analysis to report
Prepare before observing: the Paris agency method.
The same contact person links your legal objective to the real-world constraints, then reports back with useful findings.
Qualify the request
The confidential interview shall specify the facts known, the purpose, time limits and elements which actually require verification.
Building the arrangement
The written agreement, the quotation and the preparation take account of addresses, schedules, correspondences and probable routes between Paris and the suburbs.
Approve the launch
After written agreement and payment of the planned deposit, intervention time windows are confirmed with a controlled budget.
Carry out checks
Monitoring, research and cross-checking are adapted to the facts encountered; a change in transport or sector may alter follow-up.
Report without exaggerating
The report shall order the places, hours, images and observations. It may be given to your lawyer to assess their use in the proceedings.
Means of investigation
At Paris, the right approach mostly depends on the movement.
The agency combines observation and research with restraint: the arrangement adopted must meet the case's requirements without unnecessarily multiplying hours or personnel.
Multimodal surveillance
Discreet vehicle, walking, metro or RER can succeed one another between a Parisian neighborhood, the peripheral and the small crown.
Contextualised images
Permitted shots are dated and close to the timeline in order to show a useful fact, not an indiscriminate collection.
Human checks
Continuity outside Paris
The Investipole network allows to pursue a case in Île-de-France or elsewhere without losing the thread of the investigation or multiplying the point of contact.
discreet monitoring and knowledge of the Parisian terrain
The device is not a boundary: it is often a tipping point.
Discreet surveillance can begin near the Faubourg Saint-Honoré, reach the docks or Saint-Lazare, then reach the ring by the Maillot gate or the Champerret gate. Depending on the route, it continues to Neuilly, La Défense and the A14, towards Boulogne and the A13, or changes completely in rhythm at the gates of Bercy and Italy.
Paris follow-up requires anticipating exits, underground lanes, parking lots, restricted access areas and connections. A person can leave his/her vehicle, take the metro, RER, taxi or VTC, cross a train station and then leave to Orly or Paris–Charles-de-Gaulle. Preparing for these possible breaks avoids hiring hours that would not produce any useful findings.
A word from the Manager
"Diriger Investipole in Paris for almost 20 years has been doing this job with an intact passion and constant demand. The metropolis imposes a real reading of the terrain: discreet supervision can start in Saint-Lazare, continue towards Faubourg Saint-Honoré, switch to the banks of Seine or borrow the ring road. In each case, our role remains the same: to verify the facts accurately, preserve the confidentiality of the client and provide a useful report to both lawyers and competent courts."
David LIOBARD, Managing Director
Areas of intervention
From Paris to the main hubs
in western Île-de-France.
Interventions cover the 20 boroughs and may extend to municipalities linked to observed travel patterns. The scheme takes into account changes in transport, parking, train stations and rapid exits to the small crown.
- Paris
- Versailles
- Defence
- Courbevoie
- Boulogne-Billancourt
- Neuilly-sur-Seine
- Levallois-Perret
- Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Frequently Asked Questions
Before entrusting an investigation to Paris.
Direct responses on the legality, report, travel and cost of a mission.
Is surveillance legal in Paris?
Yes, when it meets a legitimate objective and the means are lawful, loyal and proportionate. Observations conducted on public roads must respect privacy, regardless of district or mode of transport followed.
Do you operate in all twenty districts of Paris?
Yes. Investipole intervenes in the twenty arrondissements, from the 8th arrondissement to the Marais, from Montparnasse to Bastille, as well as in Versailles, La Défense, Courbevoie, Boulogne-Billancourt, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Levallois-Perret and Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
How do you adapt surveillance to Parisian movement?
The preparation includes metro, RER, train stations, taxis, VTC, parking lots, pedestrian areas, peripheral, A13 and A14 in order to predict the pick-up points and limit surveillance breaks.
Can you continue surveillance outside Paris?
Yes, after verification of the legitimate interest. The mission can extend to the little crown, Versailles, the business hubs, Orly or Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle according to the recorded movements and the written agreement entrusted.
Can a detective in Paris take photos or videos?
Yes, in permitted circumstances and without unlawful invasion of privacy. Images must be relevant to the mission's purpose and their use remains limited to the record.
For what matters should you hire a private detective in Paris?
Claims include divorce, adultery, custody of a child, maintenance, divorce financial settlement, solvency, search for a person, stopping suspicious illness, unfair competition, activity control, fraud and internal theft.
How much does a private detective in Paris cost?
The price depends on the duration, hours, number of investigators, travel and complexity. discreet surveillance is often charged between €90 and €120 excluding VAT per hour depending on the costs included. A written quotation sets the budget before intervention.
Can a Parisian company investigate an employee?
Yes, when there is a legitimate reason: suspicious sick leave, competing activity, client diversion, internal theft or breach of duty. The investigation must remain justified and proportionate.
First confidential exchange
A Parisian case starts with specific facts.
Indicate the context, known addresses or sectors, useful schedules and the objective pursued. The agency then checks what can be legally sought and offers you, if the mission is feasible, a written framework and a budget.
Paris Agency
91 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré · 75008 ParisTelephone reception: Monday — Sunday · 6 am–9 pm