Is running a background check website legal?

[Kevin]

Just wanted to share a quick story.... Had one of those Maury Povich type clients last week... (will the real father please come on down!!!) and as we were going through the gentlemen-suitors to name in the paternity case, I went ahead and ran background checks on them. Neither guy has had any run-ins with the law (outside of traffic tickets). One is married... as to the later.. I hope he has a very understanding wife. Told you the story was quick.

This stuff is very useful in my profession, but if y'all are worried about privacy (I'm really not, you can figure out exactly who I am and what I look like and what I do and every case I've entered an appearance on in my life in about five minutes), then step one is to delete your social networking sites. In fact, that's one of the first things I tell new clients to do.