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Three Signs that You Have Found a Trustworthy Process Server

Having a trustworthy private process server is extremely important to the success of your legal case. An unethical process server can lead to gutter serves, or the papers being trashed with service faked. This can lead to your case being delayed or even being dismissed altogether. Here are three signs that you have found a trustworthy process server to handle your legal matter. Walks You Through the Process A trustworthy process server will be completely transparent about the process of

Beau Charlet January 15, 2020

December Update

Message from the Founder Warmest regards, Beau Charlet Franchisee: Plantation Greetings to everyone who has the pleasure of reading our monthly newsletter. Happy holidays! Happy New Year! Accurate Serve Plantation is moving into our 5th year since we first opened doors for business. We know this will be a major milestone for our office and just being a small business in general. We couldn’t have done so well without our loyal clients and other franchisees we have the opportunity to

Beau Charlet December 23, 2019

Why You Need a Florida Licensed Process Server

If you have a legal case involving a Florida resident, you have to use the local sheriff or a private process server to serve process in order for your case to move forward. There are some situations in which you may not realize that you need a Florida licensed process server. Here are some guidelines. Out of State Cases Even if you live out of state, and the legal case is out of state, you will still need a Florida

Beau Charlet December 15, 2019

November Newsletter

Message from the Founder Computation of Time and an FYI This month we are going to touch on computation of time. As you can see below, we have referenced Rule 1.090 of Civil Procedure. Florida Rules of Civil Procedure RULE 1.090 TIME (a) Computation. In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by these rules, by order of court, or by any applicable statute, the day of the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time

Beau Charlet November 19, 2019

Who Is Allowed to Deliver Legal Documents in Florida?

When you have a legal case against an individual or company, you have to have them served with legal papers so that they are notified of the case and have a chance to defend themselves. But this service cannot be handled by just anyone. According to Florida law, there are limited people that can serve papers in the state. Here’s who can serve papers. Sheriff’s Department The sheriff’s department of any county in Florida can serve legal papers. There is

Beau Charlet November 15, 2019

October Newsletter

Message from the Founder Update on E-Signing We did a Newsletter article in June 2019 about the signing of House Bill 91, and it’s ramifications. One of those, was the fact that process servers could now e-sign their Returns in lieu of printing the Return, signing it and then scanning. Once the new law had taken place, our software programmer worked diligently in incorporating an e-sign feature through the App our Servers use to update service jobs. In the past

Beau Charlet October 21, 2019

Rules That Process Servers Have to Follow

You may know that private process servers deliver court and legal papers to defendants, respondents, and witnesses, yet you may not realize that process servers, like other court representatives, have rules that they must follow. Here are some rules that private process servers have to follow in which you might not be aware. Be Honest About Themselves A private process server cannot pretend to be someone else in order to gain access to an individual to be served. They must,

Beau Charlet October 15, 2019

September Newsletter

Message from the Founder Back to School Special All over the country, boys and girls of all ages are returning to the classrooms to broaden their minds and increase their knowledge bases. Below are a few categories of those ages and how it can affect or relate to service of process. K – 8: What I want to touch on here is routines. If you are a parent, you generally wake up at the same time to get kids ready

Beau Charlet September 25, 2019

Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Private Process Server

For most civil legal actions, you must serve notice of the court case to the other party in order for the case to move forward. While you can use the sheriff’s department for service, there are many advantages to using a private process server. But how do you know you have chosen the right private process server? Here are some questions to ask before hiring. Who Serves the Papers? In the state of Florida, only private process servers who are

Beau Charlet September 15, 2019

August Newsletter

Message from the Founder Recharge Those Batteries Earlier this month our team had the great pleasure of coming together for our annual franchise retreat. This year’s Retreat was in St. Augustine, FL. The weekend started with a group dinner at Beaches of Vilano. After that, it was to the historic downtown area where many of the local drinking establishments were visited. The next day started with a historical Segway tour of the city, which was awesome. Did you know there

Beau Charlet August 27, 2019