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Once you’ve filed your complaint with Duval County’s Civil Court and received a summons for your case, it’s time to hire a private process server to deliver the summons, complaint, and any other pertinent documents to the defendants named in the lawsuit. You may also need a process server to deliver subpoenas to witnesses you intend to call during the case. But how will you, and Duval County Court, know that the process has been successfully served? What is Proof

You may feel like all the scammers are currently working on selling extended warranties for vehicles, but trust us, they’re everywhere. Scam process servers are a big issue here in Florida. These unscrupulous servers know that anyone who files a civil lawsuit here in Jacksonville must use either law enforcement or a process server approved by the sheriff’s office to serve the process for their case, so they’re chomping at the bit once they can see that a case has

Process servers are an essential part of the legal system, ensuring that people are properly notified of legal matters and keeping the court schedule flowing smoothly. Without process servers, courtrooms would be scheduling nightmares with a backlog of cases or maybe even passing judgment on people who don’t even know they’re supposed to be in court. What a mess! So surely the court gives process servers permission to bend and break the law a little, right? No!!! Process Servers Must

You’ve filed your case with civil court…now it’s time to serve the defendants and witnesses with their summons and subpoenas. If you don’t follow the rules and use someone who isn’t authorized to serve process in Florida, you’re taking a risk of having your entire case thrown out for improper service. So how do you know if the process server you’re considering using is legit?  They’re approved/appointed/certified to work where you need service No matter where the process server plans

What is Process? According to Cornell Law School, the process is paperwork relevant to a specific court case that needs to be served on the case’s defendant.  What is a Process Server? A process server is a person who delivers legal process to its intended recipient. The recipient could be a case defendant, witness, subject-matter expert, or other stakeholders in the case. 

Using an approved process server in Jacksonville is required for the delivery of most legal documents. Only process servers approved by the Duval County Sheriff’s Office may serve legal process in this county. Using an unapproved process server could get your entire case thrown out. In this post, we’ll go over the tell-tale signs that you’re dealing with a process server that is not reputable. No Sheriff Approval As mentioned above, anyone serving process in Duval County must first be

Most defendants and witnesses are easy enough to locate, but occasionally, a process server will be assigned a target that is harder to find than a needle in a haystack. So what do process servers do when all their traditional tactics to locate people don’t work? Enter the skip trace. What is a Skip Trace? A skip trace is a method of locating a person who is difficult to find. The skip trace process uses various methods, such as public

When you need to have legal documents, or process, served on someone, you want the service to go as smoothly as possible. There are a lot of variables that can affect how the service goes and determine how many attempts the process server will make.  In this blog post, we’ll take a look at some of the factors that determine how many service attempts must be made: How far out is the court date? From the moment a process server

No one enjoys a visit from a process server, but some people dislike it so much that they go to great efforts to avoid them. No matter what, avoiding a process server is a lost cause, but that doesn’t stop people from trying. Evasive targets just make the process server’s job longer and more costly, but eventually, everyone gets “served” one way or another. Are you a process server with a hard-to-find target? Here are our top tips and tricks

If someone has filed a civil complaint against you or your business, you might be tempted to try avoiding the process server to delay the case from going to court. That would be a big mistake. Avoiding the process server can land you in big trouble and cost you a ton of time and money. Before you think about ducking the process server, consider these consequences first: The case filed against you will still proceed Avoiding the process server might