1. You are retained in a contested divorce. Your client, the wife, reports that her husband has been physically and emotionally abusive since shortly after they were married. She also tells you her husband was arrested the last time, however there were many times the police were called to the house where no arrest was made. What can you do to document the prior abuse?

2. You are retained in a contested divorce. This time you are hired by the attorney representing the husband. After a heated divorce in which the wife was caught having an adulterous affair, there are now allegations made that during a visitation your client sexually assaulted his four year old daughter. The offense was reported to the police and DFPS (Child Protective Services). Your client adamantly denies the allegation. Develop an investigative plan to present to the attorney for approval.

3. One of your newer attorney's informs you that he believes a client's spouse is hiding assets. If you feel qualified, how would you handle the asset investigation? For the bulk of us who are not asset investigators, what would you tell the attorney?

4. You are an investigator in a hotly contested child custody case. In this case there are no allegations of abuse, it is all about who would be the better parent. What would you investigate and what items of evidence would you look at to document your client is the fit parent? (You can look at this question as what does the court look at when deciding important issues in child custody).