Legal Skip Tracing & Forensic Address Verification

Judgement Debtor Tracing

Obtaining a court judgment is only the first half of the battle. If the debtor has vacated their premises, closed their known phone numbers, or relocated to another suburb, a Warrant of Execution (writ) cannot be served or attached by the Sheriff.

RequestaTrace pinpoints the debtor's current primary residence, active secondary properties, and confirmed workplace. We provide GPS coordinates, confirmed occupancy notes, and landlord/agent details so your Sheriff instructions succeed on the first attempt.

Key Intelligence Delivered:

• Verified Physical Residence: Current residential address with street, suburb, and postal code.
• Employer & Income Source: Active employer details for Section 65 proceedings and Emolument Attachment Orders.
• Sheriff Jurisdiction: Identification of the exact jurisdictional Sheriff office covering the new location.

Court Process Compliance:

• Personal Service Standards: Compliant with High Court Rule 4 & Magistrates' Court Rule 9.
• Daytime & Workplace Locations: Finding targets at their offices when gated residential complexes deny access.
• Prescription Protection: Rapid 24-48h turnaround to prevent claims lapsing under the Prescription Act.

Summons & Subpoena Service Tracing

Without valid service of the initiating summons or notice of motion, litigation cannot begin. Evasive defendants frequently rely on outdated addresses on old agreements to run down the clock.

Our skip tracing protocol cross-references real-time telecommunications records, digital activity, and credit facility applications to uncover where the defendant is actually resident right now.

Deeds Office Property Searches

Uncover whether an individual debtor, company, or family trust holds registered immovable property anywhere across the 11 Deeds Registries in South Africa.

We don't just supply an Erf number — our team converts complicated cadastral schemes and Erf numbers into practical street addresses. We also extract title deed numbers, bond registration values, mortgage holders, purchase dates, and transfer amounts.

Deeds Office Deliverables:

• Title Deed & Owner Verification: Exact spelling of registered owner, ID number, and ownership share.
• Erf-to-Street Conversion: Mapping legal property descriptions to exact physical GPS and street names.
• Bond & Equity Assessment: Registered bond values to evaluate if attachment of immovable property is financially viable.

Corporate Intelligence Checks:

• Director Portfolios: All active and resigned directorships across Pty Ltd, CC, and NPC entities.
• Registered & Trading Addresses: Discovering trading locations when residential addresses go dark.
• Associated Entities: Identifying successor entities established to divert commercial income.

CIPC Company & Director Linkages

In commercial litigation, defaulting directors frequently strip their primary company and quietly continue operations through an alternate entity.

By querying CIPC registries, we reveal the entire corporate web of directorships, registered office addresses, co-directors, and financial status, providing legal teams with the intelligence necessary to pierce the corporate veil or serve notices at alternative corporate headquarters.

Employment & Garnishee Tracing

When a debtor lacks attachable movable property, an Emolument Attachment Order (garnishee order under Section 65J of the Magistrates' Courts Act) is often the most reliable method of recovering debt.

We verify current active employment, employer trading names, payroll department contacts, and corporate physical locations so the order can be served directly upon the employer's payroll office.

Garnishee Support Intelligence:

• Employer Trading Name: Official corporate name and trading style for court citation.
• Physical Payroll Address: Where the Sheriff must deliver the Section 65J attachment notice.
• Confirmation of Employment: Minimizing wasted sheriff fees against former employers.

Child Maintenance Intelligence Delivered:

• Current Residential Address: Active residential address for personal service of Maintenance Court summonses.
• Active Employer & Payroll Location: Facilitating Section 16 & Section 26 Maintenance Act salary attachment orders.
• Registered Assets & Vehicles: Deeds Office properties and eNaTIS vehicles for Section 27 execution against property.
• Court-Ready Dossier: Fully compliant under POPIA Section 11 for the enforcement of legal parental duties.

Child Maintenance: Trace The Father

When an absent father evades maintenance responsibilities, relocates without leaving a forwarding address, or avoids the Sheriff of the Court, maintenance claims stall. Under the Maintenance Act 99 of 1998, cases cannot proceed to trial without verified service.

RequestaTrace conducts forensic multi-database searches to pinpoint where the father sleeps and works. We supply attorneys and mothers with verified residential coordinates and payroll details so Maintenance Subpoenas, Rule 43 orders, and Garnishee Attachments can be served lawfully and without delay.

How the 365-Day Monitor Works:

• ID Number Alert Logging: Subject's South African ID or Company Reg is locked into our monitoring network.
• Credit & Telco Intercept: As soon as the subject applies for store credit, a cell contract, vehicle finance, or bank account, an alert fires.
• Instant Intelligence Dispatch: Updated address and contact information dispatched immediately to your email.

1-Year Automated Trace Alerts

What happens when a debtor goes completely "dark" and lives off cash? You don't have to write off the claim.

We register a 1-year active Trace Alert on the subject's ID or Company Registration number. The moment they surface to apply for housing, buy a car, or open a retail account, our network flags the change and provides you with the fresh address immediately.