Courthouse Researcher

What is courthouse research?

Court research means going to the courthouse and sort out court records to determine which records are relevant for your case, and it may involve research on previous rulings or laws. If you are contesting a lawsuit, document research and retrieval becomes essential to investigate and render further strength to your case. Courthouse research can be an extremely impeding process because old court records can be challenging to trace. It may take many hours to find some documents. The older the records are, the more difficult to find them usually.

What is the need of courthouse research and document retrieval?

Attorneys and private parties need court research to support their cases in civil proceedings and criminal prosecutions. Judges can take advantage of court research to provide explicitness on a decision and guide their judgment. So, court research and document retrieval help gain knowledge pertaining to your case. Previous rulings or precedents be able to establish and build your defense or prosecution in court.

For instance, land title deeds are the best way to trace the history of your land. They also include information about the buyer, which is helpful for those conducting genetic research. The title deed generally contains the first owner’s name, the new owner’s name, and the date of purchase. It symbolizes the legal transfer of property from one person to another. Depending on the information you wish to obtain, there might be documents other than title deeds that will give this information. For instance, there might be a segment of records termed ‘land taken for back taxes’ that provides the landowner’s details. Mortgage records, leases, and probate records can also give details on land ownership. 

Finding personal records such as birth certificates, death certificates, marriage records, divorce records, wills and testaments, medical records, real property records, and vehicle ownership records are generally a frustrating and challenging process. 

Usually, the records are available and searched jurisdictions where the documents were executed and the person looking for the records residing. There is no standard for how these records should be kept and managed. Some may be stored in small record rooms, whereas others may be stored in big storehouse building. Security generally differs between jurisdictions; the records you wish to obtain may be stored under lock and other restraints put on them. You may or may not be permitted to obtain copies of these records. 

Records retrieved from government offices for admittance into legal processes usually require certification from the public official charged with the custody of the records. Certified copies of original records affirm that the record is a genuine, authentic, and perfect copy of the original. Banks, corporations, realtors, lenders, and legal professionals rely on certified copies of public records for the business. Yet, many courthouses throughout the country are poorly equipped or inexperienced to provide them speedily and in good condition. We know the market demand and formed a network of committed vendors and a platform that simplifies document delivery online.

Lafayette Process Servers LLC specializes in rendering professional research services to ascertain ownership, easements rights or road right of ways, lien holders, deed restrictions, property descriptions, and other thorough research.

For a lot of people, their home is the most significant investment they will ever make. Courthouse researchers protect their clients by assuring they will have all the required information regarding a property before deciding to invest. We regularly assist homeowners, law firms, title insurance agencies, and mortgage brokers in recovering the necessary documentation to make an informed decision. Lafayette Process Servers LLC can provide documentation concerning a property’s liens, previous owners, judgments, historical events, and any unlawful activity that has happened on the property. Most significantly, we don’t receive the commission on property transactions, making us an entirely impartial and unbiased third party — Lafayette Process Servers LLC to provide you with the particulars to make a smart and wise decision.

What kind of documents can you retrieve?

There are several kinds of documents that you can retrieve. To see if the sort of document you require is obtainable, we suggest contacting us. We will research, collect, and deliver documents:
  • Apostilles certificates
  • Articles of Incorporation
  • Bankruptcy Court filings
  • Certificates of good standing
  • Certified copies from secretary of state offices
  • Citations
  • City Planning & Permitting
  • Civil Case Filings
  • Civil Records
  • Condominium Declarations & Amendments
  • Court Motions
  • Criminal Records
  • Death Records
  • Deed Restrictions
  • Dismissals
  • Dissolution of Marriage
  • Divorce Records
  • Due Diligence
  • Easements
  • Environmental Studies
  • Formation documents for corporations, LLCs, and LPs
  • Judgment
  • Legal Descriptions
  • Liens
  • Marriage Records
  • Motor Vehicle Records
  • New Business Reports (Assumed Name)
  • Notices
  • Ownerships
  • Petitions
  • Police Reports
  • Probate Court Filings
  • Proof of Service
  • Recorded Plats
  • Recorder of Deeds Documents
  • Road Right of Way (including TXDOT)
  • Signed Orders
  • Subject & Adjoiners for Boundary Surveys
  • Subpoenas
  • Summons
  • Tax Liens
  • Tax status certificates
  • Temporary Restraining Orders
  • Transfer Stamps
  • Utility Plans and Profiles
  • Vital records
  • Water Certificates
  • Witness Testimony
  • Workman’s Compensation Documents
  • Writs
  • Zoning
  • Apostilles certificates
  • Articles of Incorporation
  • Bankruptcy Court filings
  • Certificates of good standing
  • Certified copies from secretary of state offices
  • Citations
  • City Planning & Permitting
  • Civil Case Filings
  • Civil Records
  • Condominium Declarations & Amendments
  • Court Motions
  • Criminal Records
  • Death Records
  • Deed Restrictions
  • Dismissals
  • Dissolution of Marriage
  • Divorce Records
  • Due Diligence
  • Easements
  • Environmental Studies
  • Formation documents for corporations, LLCs, and LPs
  • Judgment
  • Legal Descriptions
  • Liens
  • Marriage Records
  • Motor Vehicle Records
  • New Business Reports (Assumed Name)
  • Notices
  • Ownerships
  • Petitions
  • Police Reports
  • Probate Court Filings
  • Proof of Service
  • Recorded Plats
  • Recorder of Deeds Documents
  • Road Right of Way (including TXDOT)
  • Signed Orders
  • Subject & Adjoiners for Boundary Surveys
  • Subpoenas
  • Summons
  • Tax Liens
  • Tax status certificates
  • Temporary Restraining Orders
  • Transfer Stamps
  • Utility Plans and Profiles
  • Vital records
  • Water Certificates
  • Witness Testimony
  • Workman’s Compensation Documents
  • Writs
  • Zoning
The documents, as mentioned above, are just a snapshot of the broad category of documents that we can obtain. Feel free to contact us if the document you want to obtain does not fall into one of these categories.

Why choose our services?

We know that sometimes retrieving legal documents might be frustrating and take a lot of time. Lafayette Process Servers LLC helps the clients by smooth down this process by providing research services and retrieves any documents from federal, state, and local courts, governmental agencies and departments, or public record archives. 

Lafayette Process Servers LLC has been offering document retrieval services for a long time. Our team has expertise in obtaining documents from all city, state, county, and municipal offices throughout the State of Louisiana. We provide document research and retrieval services for law firms, financial institutions, insurance companies, corporations, and private parties.

The vast amount of repetitive research work we do enables us to know the solutions to the most critical questions linked to the retrieval process:

  • Is the pertinent information held at the courthouse or other municipal or state agencies?
  • Are the documents available in hardcopy, digitally, or both?
  • How old documents we can retrieve, and whether special applications to be made for too old records?
  • What is the least costly method to obtain the information?
  • Who at the location of the record can assist with particular questions or challenging to find documents?

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