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Everything You Need To Know About Skip Tracing
What is a Skip Trace?
A skip trace is the process of finding a person using various resources, including public records, directories, social media, background information, and more.
Who Can Skip Tracing Find?
A skip trace can be used to locate literally anyone. While skip traces are common in legal situations, they have many other valid uses as well. Continue reading
What is a Process Server Allowed to Do?
Filing a complaint is usually the first step in starting a lawsuit. This complaint outlines your allegations against another party and must be officially served on them so they can answer back with their side of the story. All of this happens before anyone appears in an actual courtroom.
Serving legal documents such as these requires hiring a certified process server who knows the rules about delivering, or serving, crucial case documents.
What is a Process Server?
A process server is a person who delivers legal documents to another person, often through personal delivery or by post. The process server must try to hand the document to the recipient in person, and if they are not available after several attempts, then the process server may request permission to serve the person by alternative means. Continue reading
Is it Legal to Serve Process Through Social Media?
Social media is nothing if not controversial. Privacy concerns, misinformation campaigns, political violence…what happened to the good old days of just sharing what you ate for dinner? As social media becomes more entrenched in our daily lives, how will it affect the industries and jobs that keep our country running?
Process serving has always required in-person delivery for almost all cases. Using digital platforms, such as social media, to serve process has been frowned upon for many reasons: Continue reading
Advantages of Hiring Process Servers in Foreclosure Cases
Foreclosure cases can be very difficult for everyone involved. At the base level, you have an individual or family that is losing their home or business. Law enforcement has the ugly job of making sure the residents leave as directed by a court. The court system must make sure that the foreclosure is being done within the confines of the law in the state of Florida. And finally, banks and financing companies must spend time and money repairing the property so it can be sold to another buyer.
Anything you can do to make the foreclosure process easier is a good idea, and using a reputable process server to handle the delivery of foreclosure paperwork is a great way to do so. Continue reading
April Newsletter 2022
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How to Find the Best Process Server?
If you’re in need of a quality, reliable process server, you may be wondering where to start looking. In a huge area like Tampa Bay, how do you narrow down all the choices?
In this post, we’ll discuss our top tips for finding the best process server near you so you can get back to what you’re best at – winning cases for your clients.
Ask for Recommendations
When you file your case with the local court clerk, you’re in a great place to ask for process server recommendations. Court personnel must deal with process servers daily, so they likely know which ones are doing their jobs well. They may also have a printed list you can take with you. Continue reading
February Newsletter 2022
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Best Ways for Process Servers to Stay Safe When Serving Papers
Being a process server can be a dangerous job, but there are always ways that servers can help to mitigate the risks. Adequately preparing for the service attempt, staying calm, and timing things right can help ensure all process servers stay safe while out in the field.
Preparation is Key
Experienced process servers are always prepared. Before stepping out of the office, it’s important to gather as much information as possible about the process recipient. Taking advantage of online sources, public records, and general word of mouth will help you to find the right information to get the job done right and safely. When you’re finished gathering the essential information, you should have: Continue reading
January Newsletter 2022
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Why You Should Hire a Process Server for Eviction Notices
Most legal matters are undesirable, and evictions are no exception. It’s never a pleasant event to have to force someone out of their home, but unfortunately, it is sometimes necessary for many reasons. While failure to pay rent is the most common cause of eviction, other reasons include criminal activity at the location, unauthorized tenants, pet violations, and more.
Once a landlord has made the decision to pursue an eviction, there is a very specific procedure that must be followed. Any deviation from this procedure can result in devastating judgments against the landlord, potentially costing them thousands of dollars. This is why it is so important to hire a professional process server to deliver eviction-related notices and paperwork to the defendants.
Private process servers offer the following benefits for eviction proceedings: Continue reading