McKinnon Investigative Group provides licensed private investigation services across Palm City and all of Martin County, including Stuart, Jensen Beach, and Hobe Sound.
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Serving individuals, families and attorneys throughout Palm City and Martin County.
Detailed reporting on living conditions, parental conduct, and potential risks.
Screen potential employees, partners, or personal connections thoroughly.
Identify risks before mergers, investments, or major financial commitments.
Most of Palm City’s residential areas sit behind gates, HOA checkpoints, or controlled access roads. Harbour Ridge, Canopy Creek, Palm Cove Golf and Yacht Club, and Stuart West all restrict access in ways that affect how surveillance cases are planned and executed.
Working in these environments means accounting for access limitations before fieldwork begins: entry timing, vehicle selection, positioning relative to the community’s road layout, and knowing when a subject has become aware of surveillance. A 70 percent video capture rate on a gated community case is considered strong. You will not capture footage on every session due to restricted movement and limited sight lines that do not exist in unplanned residential areas.
Suspicious neighbours are a consistent feature of gated community surveillance. In a close-knit community where unfamiliar vehicles are noticed, having a credible explanation ready and knowing when to stand down is as important as the surveillance itself.
Infidelity cases in Palm City’s residential communities involve specific operational challenges. Golf course estates, waterway properties, and gated developments limit surveillance positioning in ways that open residential areas do not.
Subjects here tend to have predictable routines including club memberships, marina access, and community social calendars that an experienced investigator can use to plan effective surveillance with minimal exposure.
Many Palm City infidelity cases involve spouses who maintain separate schedules across multiple properties: a permanent Palm City residence alongside seasonal homes in other states or internationally. Asset movement before or during a separation is a consistent feature of high-net-worth domestic cases in this community. We document both the conduct and the financial activity when clients need a complete picture.
Palm City residents frequently employ household staff, groundskeepers, property managers, and caretakers who manage estates during extended absences.
A standard online background check does not cover the full picture. Criminal history across multiple states, prior civil judgments, employment record verification, and reference checks require investigative work that goes beyond what a database query provides.
McKinnon Investigative Group conducts thorough background investigations for Palm City residents screening domestic staff, property managers, and personal assistants.
Palm City custody cases tend to involve significant assets, private schooling arrangements, and households where both parents have the means to present a polished version of their home life to a court. What a judge needs is documented evidence of what is actually happening day to day, not what either party claims.
Our investigators document parental conduct, living conditions, supervision arrangements, school attendance patterns, and the presence of individuals in the home who bear on the child’s welfare. Every report is prepared for admissibility in Martin County family court proceedings, with time-stamped video, detailed chronological logs, and chain of custody documentation that holds up under cross-examination.
McKinnon Investigative Group serves Palm City and all of Martin County. We cover every area of the community including Harbour Ridge, Canopy Creek, Stuart West, Palm City Farms, and the waterway communities along the St Lucie River. Contact us for a free and confidential consultation.
Yes. Palm City’s gated and planned communities including Harbour Ridge Yacht and Country Club, Canopy Creek, and Palm Cove Golf and Yacht Club require discreet investigative approaches that account for access restrictions and the close-knit nature of these communities. All investigative work is conducted from publicly accessible areas in full compliance with Florida law.
Yes. McKinnon Investigative Group works with family law attorneys handling cases in the 19th Judicial Circuit Court in Stuart, which covers all of Martin County including Palm City. We provide surveillance reports, asset discovery documentation, and sworn testimony for custody and domestic matters.
Yes. All evidence gathered by McKinnon Investigative Group is collected in full compliance with Florida law and prepared for admissibility in the 19th Judicial Circuit Court. We provide time-stamped video, detailed chronological reports, and documented chain of custody on every case.
