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The pandemic is affecting all of our lives in a million unexpected ways, and service of process is no different. Even though the rules about service of process have not changed, the pandemic has presented some unique challenges and some benefits for process servers. Here are some of the ways that COVID-19 is affecting process service. More people are spending more time at home. A lot of people are laid off or working from home right now. Those same people

Did you know that private process servers do more than serve legal papers? In fact, process servers can often perform a number of other services and tasks for both individuals and attorneys. Here are some of the ways we can help you. Delivery of discovery documents. After the initial filing, service, and response from the defendant or respondent, and depending on the type of case, you may need to go through the process of discovery. This process allows for each

Many attorneys have a preferred private process server or process service company that they use to have legal papers served as required by the courts. They hire these companies to serve legal papers, petitions, summonses, answers, or subpoenas, but process servers offer many other services that can assist attorneys working a case. Document Retrievals Are you needing a particular document such as articles of incorporation for a business, birth certificates, marriage licenses, or death certificates? We can handle these requests

The state of Florida leaves it up to the counties to determine whether or not private process servers can be used, their requirements, and whether or not they have to be certified. However, for most counties, including Lee County, process servers must be certified by the state. The certification doesn’t imply any type of license. It is simply a registry of private process servers in the state who meet the minimum criteria. These criteria include:

When you need legal papers served in Florida, you have the option of using the sheriff or hiring a private process server. The courts will likely push using the sheriff because it generates income for the county. However, the sheriff is likely not the best person to serve your legal papers. Here’s what you need to know to make a decision. Method of Service Both sheriffs and private process servers have to follow the same rules when serving papers. The

If you need to track someone down to have papers served, you may have heard the term skip tracing. Skip tracing is quite simply the process of tracking people down, but the process itself is far from simple. The records combed in search of information about individuals and companies is a complex network of resources. Skip tracing often becomes necessary when a party to a court case cannot be easily found. There could be several reasons that someone seemingly disappears.