Your Name
Opponent’s Name
Docket or Case Number
County and State
Person's full birth name:
Nicknames, maiden name, previous names, and aliases (Try your searches using these):
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Social Security Number (Very helpful for public records searches, and for searching the Social Security Administration. See our web site home page under "How to Find ..." for links to other web sites that allow you to search public records using a Social Security Number):
Person’s Date of Birth (Helpful additional information for web searches and public records):
Name / Phone Number / Ideas for finding the personParents: Father
Mother
Siblings or Other Family Members
Friends and Co-Workers
Family, friends and co-workers are the first places to look when searching for someone. Call these contacts and ask for information. While researching, whenever you come across a new name contact these people as well. If you only have names and not phone numbers to go along with them, try the web searches for names you have.
Person’s City and State of Birth (Useful for researching public records) :
Real estate or land owned by the person (and city and state where it is located) (Land records could reveal information that could lead to additional information, For information on obtaining land records visit the web site and look under "How to find..." The Maryland UCC records contain this information.):
Profession, Trade, or Typical Employment (If the person you are searching for is employed as some type of professional that needs to be licensed or certified, those records are available to the public. The Peoples Law Library contains links to sites which you can locate the contact the appropriate organization.):
High School attended (The web site will link you to services that can search high school graduation records or you can write to the high school):
date of gradation (if known) name city state
College or University Attended (The web site will also allow you to link to services that allow you to look up individuals who attended colleges and universities):
date of gradation (if known) name city state
Vocational or Technical School(s) attended:
date of gradation (if known) name city state ______
Last known address(es) (Check local telephone books. Visit the web site to read about how to use a former address and the US Mail to find a current address):
Last known phone number (Check local phone books. The web site contains links to several on-line reverse telephone directory lookups, even if the telephone number changed, the address may not have.):
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E-mail address (The Peoples Law Library has several links to services that allow you to use an email address to locate someone):
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Last employer (Contact and ask if they know the whereabouts or general area where they may have moved to):
Additional Information
The more information you have about a person the better. While the next categories may not directly lead to the person you are searching for, it could take you in directions which will lead to information. Additionally, this information could be valuable if you decide to hire a professional private investigator.
Physical description:
Height ______
Weight ______
Eye Color ______
Hair Color ______
Race ______
Other distinguishing physical characteristics: ______
(For example: tattoos, scars, birthmarks, disabilities)
Vehicles owned (make – model - year - color - state where registered):
Church / Synagogue / Mosque affiliation (If you know the general area the person you are looking for is living in, call several religious organizations in that area):
Union Membership (Call the local unions for possible information) :
Driver’s license: ______
Fraternal organizations, clubs or other groups the person belongs to (Most cities have several different organizations, which MAY divulge information to you.) :