In many cases, process servers face the problem of not having a viable physical address to serve papers to parties. Because of this, more judges across the nation are ruling that active social media accounts are now acceptable avenues to serving papers on individuals who cannot otherwise be reached at a home or place of business.

These groundbreaking rulings received the most recent publicity in September 2014. A New York judge ruled that a man could serve his ex-wife via her social media account. Another ruling in Minnesota declared that a party could be served via Facebook so long as the methods used followed the same rules that govern serving a party through public notice in their local newspaper. Bear in mind, though, these rulings are only being made in cases where traditional methods of service have already been attempted or could not be used. Continue reading →

Many people believe that by not answering the door for a process server, they can avoid being sued or having to go to court. After all, the lawsuit cannot begin until papers are served, right? Not necessarily. Florida courts have many provisions in place to ensure a legal process can take place as timely as possible, even if the person being served manages to dodge the process server several times in a row.

If a process server cannot make contact with the defendant directly, Plan B allows the papers to be mailed to the person’s home or business address via Certified Mail. The delivery receipt is all that is needed to constitute “being served.” The papers can also be hand-delivered to a Continue reading →

When a person receives a text message, it is second-nature to simply respond with the quickest answer possible. This is also a simple yet effective way to get candid responses from your skip target or from their relatives and acquaintances. According to the American Association for Public Opinion Research, a recent study shows overwhelming evidence that people are more truthful and disclose more sensitive information via text message than they will over the phone or in person.

Anonymity and Accuracy

Text messaging provides a barrier of anonymity that makes people feel safer responding candidly. Using text, people were more likely to respond with exact answers rather than rounding out their information because text gave them the time to formulate the accurate response. Instead of dashing off “A few hours” in response to asking one person when he would be home, the answer came back “6:15-6:20, have to stop for gas 1^st.” Continue reading →

There can be any number of reasons you may need to get personal information on another person. This is often called skip tracing by professional private detectives, and it is something that anyone can do on their own once they have some tips on how to get started.

Many consumers believe that only police or collection agencies can get personal information on someone. That is not true. They truth is anyone can get this information, and it also is true that someone else can look into your life as well! Some reasons people look for this information includes: bill collecting, locating missing persons, employment, repossession, serving legal papers, and many other reasons.

To Find Personal Information or Persons

The first thing you should do is decide if the person you are looking for or into has vanished deliberately or has simply moved on without leaving a forwarding address. Continue reading →

Knowing the basics of Florida foreclosing law is the first step homeowners should take when they are considering foreclosure or being served with foreclosure papers. The following pertains only to residential properties, and it may help you to make the best decisions.

General Rules

By law, the homeowner (or borrower) has 20 days to respond to a foreclosure complaint. Also, the party that is foreclosing has to publish a notice in a newspaper for 2 consecutive weeks, and this must happen at least 5 days before the proposed sale date. A judge may refer the proceeding to a mediation authority if permitted by state law. Continue reading →

Service of process is the process through which a party to a lawsuit will give notice of legal action to another party – which can include the defendant, the court or the administrative body. For instance, an employee who has been injured at work might ‘serve’ their employer meaning that they’ve informed them that they intend to take them to court over the matter and likely with the intention of trying to secure compensation of some kind for their loss of earnings, legal expenses etc. This is a necessary part of any legal action in order to ensure that the defendant has adequate time to prepare themselves for the trial by getting their own representation for instance and amassing evidence. Normally your legal representation will use process servers in order to carry out this part of the process. Continue reading →

Intellectual property law is an aspect of the law that is designed to protect the ideas and creations of individuals and is something that may well pertain to the private sector in a variety of different scenarios.

If you have come up with an original idea or invention, or if you have artistic materials on a website or social media channel, then those belong to you and you are protected by law if anyone should try to use them. If you were to find someone using your artwork on their website, then you would be able to tell them to take it down and if they refused, potentially involve a lawyer and process servers. Continue reading →

Before you get a process server, it is important to understand when you need one. This blog will cover some important tasks that are covered by a process server, also, how much will it cost you.

Tasks performed by Process Servers

As soon as you file a court case against a party, the law states that notices be served immediately to all concerned parties included in that lawsuit. This is where the role of the process server begins. He sends documents (copy of the original) to all concerned parties in accordance to the field petition.

In case of absence of one or more parties, Continue reading →

Whether you are a businessperson or an average Joe, getting tangled in a legal process is something common. Since legal processes are complicated, common people find it difficult to understand.  Follow this blog to understand more about what process servers are and their role in any legal proceedings.

What is the Role of a Process Server?

As per the predefined legal parameters of the United States Law, all relevant parties are liable to be notified by legal notifications in case they are involved in a legal action in a court of law. The processes by which these notifications are submitted to all parties, is known as Service of Process.

To sum up the definition, a process server is responsible for delivering a set of documents regarding a probable legal action to all concerned parties. Continue reading →

There is no question that having legal documents served is an extremely important portion of the litigation process. There are a number of people who do not know how to get started when it is time to hire a process server, or what they should ask. If you hire the wrong person, then it may result in a number of delays, which can cost you money, or even result in your case being dismissed. The good news is that with the checklist here, you will be able to avoid hiring the wrong person.

If you fail to hire a trusted professional, to verify the qualifications they have and learn about their fees, you may not have a successful experience.

The following checklist will help you hire a process server. Continue reading →