Lifestyle Verification
The story and the reality don't always match.
Discreet verification of how a person actually lives, earns, and spends, so decisions about support, claims, custody, or trust rest on facts instead of assertions. Former FBI agents and attorneys. Licensed in New York State.
Former FBIAttorney LedLicensed in New York State
The Gap Between Claim and Reality
What people claim and how they actually live can be very different.
People hide income, spending, debt, and how they really live, often from the person closest to them. Lifestyle verification documents the reality, so the truth is on the record when it matters.
40%
of people in a relationship admit to financial infidelity
45%
say they do not know everything about their partner's finances
33%
have hidden spending from their partner
9%
are hiding a major source of debt, income, or expenses
Source: Bankrate Financial Infidelity Survey (YouGov), 2025.
Hidden in the Numbers
Money is one of the easiest things to hide, and one of the most hidden.
Two in five people in a committed relationship admit they have hidden money from their partner: overspending, secret debt, or a secret card or account. When someone claims one income or one way of living while quietly maintaining another, the gap shows up in the details of daily life. Documenting those details is exactly what lifestyle verification does.
The many ways money gets hidden
Share of people in relationships who report each kind of financial secret.
Overspending33%
Secret debt23%
Secret credit card17%
Secret savings account15%
Secret checking account13%
Source: Bankrate Financial Infidelity Survey, 2025. Figures include both past and current secrets.
How Widespread It Is
Financial secrecy cuts across every generation.
Roughly two-thirds of the youngest adults, about half of millennials, and nearly a third of older adults admit to keeping money secrets from a partner. The point is not the generation. It is that hidden finances are common enough that assertions about income and lifestyle deserve to be verified, especially when support, a claim, or a settlement depends on them.
Financial secrecy, by generation
Share who admit to keeping a financial secret from a partner.
Gen Z67%
Millennials54%
Gen X & boomers29%
Source: Bankrate Financial Infidelity Survey, 2025.
When Lifestyle Verification Helps
When the truth about a lifestyle matters.
We verify how a person actually lives when the answer carries real weight, in a support or custody matter, an insurance claim, a settlement, or a business relationship. What you receive is discreet, lawful documentation of activity, living situation, and lifestyle indicators, gathered the right way and reported so it holds up.
Alimony & spousal supportCohabitation verificationHidden income & assetsChild custody & home lifeDisability & injury claimsWorkers' comp claimsPre-employment & executive vettingActivity & lifestyle documentation
How We Work
How lifestyle verification works.
Discreet, lawful, and documented, so the findings answer the question and stand up wherever they are needed.
01
Confidential consultation
We learn the claim or question and exactly what needs to be verified, under strict confidentiality.
02
Verification plan
We decide what to document and how, in a way that stays lawful and discreet from the start.
03
Discreet surveillance
We observe and record actual activity and living patterns from lawful, public vantage points.
04
Records and lifestyle indicators
We corroborate what we see with public records and other lawful sources that fill in the picture.
05
Documented findings
You receive time-stamped video, photographs, and a clear written report of what we found.
06
Ready for use
The findings are documented to hold up for your counsel, an insurer, or a court.
Why Insight
Federal experience. Legal discipline. Findings that hold.
Our team brings more than 70 years of combined investigative, intelligence, and legal experience to the private sector.
Former FBI and national security
Our investigators come from the FBI and national security backgrounds, trained in discreet surveillance and evidence.
Lawful and discreet by design
We document within New York law, in public view and without contact, which is also what keeps the findings usable.
Licensed in New York State
We are fully licensed New York State investigators, working within state privacy, surveillance, and investigative law.
Documented to hold up
Attorney guided and carefully documented, our findings are built to withstand scrutiny in a claim or a courtroom.
Questions
Common questions about lifestyle verification.
What is lifestyle verification?
It is documenting how a person actually lives, earns, spends, and spends their time, to confirm whether it matches what they have claimed, for support, a claim, custody, or vetting before a major decision.
When is it used?
Most often in family law, for alimony, cohabitation, hidden assets, and custody, and in insurance and disability claims, as well as vetting someone before a significant business or personal decision.
Is it legal?
Yes, when it is done correctly. We document lawfully and in public view, with no trespass and no illegal access to accounts or communications, which is what keeps the findings usable.
What will I receive?
A documented report with time-stamped video, photographs, and, where relevant, public-records findings, in a form ready for your counsel, an insurer, or a court.
Confirm the reality behind the claim.
Speak with a licensed New York State investigator, in complete confidence. Former FBI, attorney led, and built for court.
Sources & Data
Bankrate Financial Infidelity Survey (YouGov), 2025. Share of people in committed relationships who have kept financial secrets from a partner, the types of secrets kept, and differences by generation. Figures include both past and current secrets and reflect self-reported behavior.
Former FBI professionals, attorneys, and national security experts delivering high-integrity private investigations built for legal, corporate, and high-risk environments.
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