Private Investigators, Demystifie...
Private Investigators, Demystified

The Space Between. by Nicole Sodoma

Episode notes

Nicole interviews her colleague Justin Shealy, a family law attorney with Sodoma Law's South Carolina office, about what private investigators actually do in divorce and custody cases, and how far removed that work is from what people expect from TV. The conversation moves through where PIs genuinely help a case, from alimony and custody to hidden assets and digital footprints, and where clients waste money chasing evidence that won't move the needle.

Episode Highlights:

00:00 — Meet Justin Shealy and what family law covers across the Carolinas

00:54 — What private investigators actually do (and don't do)

01:42 — The biggest misconception clients have about PIs

04:30 — Cohabitation, alimony, and the 90-day rule in South Carolina

05:50 — Using a PI in child custody cases

08:13 — Uncovering hidden income an ... 

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