The Accurate Serve Blog - Tampa, Florida

Process Servers Offer an Easy Solution to HR Professionals Nationwide

Sporadically changing employment laws are sending HR professionals into a frenzy. Multiple times per year there are new guidelines for employee record compliance. Many of these changing guidelines must be applied retroactively, which causes human resources managers to apply the change to each existing file, creating hours of time lost to these projects. Some of these guidelines also apply to how background checks are completed and what information must be obtained in each report. For example, many companies across the

Beau Charlet June 24, 2014

Foreclosure Rates, Legal Aid Crisis, and the Role of Process Servers

Legal processes in Florida are headed for chaos. Florida legal aid has lost about 88% of its funding since 2008. The Florida Bar Foundation typically funds legal aid by using interest accumulated on trust accounts. However, that funding decreased significantly when the interest rates dropped. In addition to this, hasty home mortgages thrown together when rates were lower are mostly in foreclosure now. This has resulted in the uncovering of several loose ends, meaning a bureaucratic nightmare for foreclosure attorneys.

Beau Charlet June 10, 2014

How Accredited Process Services Can Help Florida Landlords with Evictions

If you are a landlord in the state of Florida, you may already know how difficult the eviction process can be to handle. It is vital that you handle every step of the process correctly in order to make the eviction official. If just one thing is done incorrectly or proper notice is not provided to the tenant, you risk having your case thrown out of the courts. This may require you to start the entire eviction process over again.

Beau Charlet May 20, 2014

The Importance of Serving Court Papers Properly

In the state of Florida, there are certain instances where it is required to provide someone with notice of a court hearing or a petition that has been filed in the courts. For example, divorce papers, foreclosures, eviction notices, summons, subpoenas, complaints and writ of garnishment must all be served directly to the person who the document is intended, or someone at their primary residence. If you cannot prove in the court of law that these documents were indeed delivered

Beau Charlet May 6, 2014

Having a Good Process Server Helps Your Case

Having a good process server is invaluable for court proceedings. Because they specialize in serving papers, the time spent tracking down and informing defendants can be significantly reduced. In the most basic sense, hiring a professional process server is worth it because they can help people get through the stresses of the legal process as quickly and efficiently as possible. Secondly, there are various laws governing exactly how papers are to be served, varying from state to state and, in

Beau Charlet April 17, 2014

A Process Server’s Place in History

The Constitution of the United States requires that if an individual is summoned to appear in court, they must be notified of this summons before any court proceedings can take place. While this seems like a common sense idea now, at the time it was revolutionary to the legal process. In the past, it was common for courts to rule on a case without a defendant ever knowing he had a trial! Luckily, the Founding Fathers knew there had to

Beau Charlet April 3, 2014

When it is Hard to Fight Back, Process Servers Can Do it for You!

Have you ever lived with a terrible roommate, someone who had agreed to split everything evenly—the work, the rent, the utilities—and did not do any of those things? Maybe you did some work for a neighbor who promised to pay, but when you were done building the new wing onto their house, they laughed and locked the door on you.

Beau Charlet March 20, 2014

The Benefits of a Process Server

There are a lot of us who hate arguing. We avoid confrontation at all costs and keep our heads down when an argument breaks out. However, sometimes, someone crosses a line so badly that there is just no choice but to take action. If you feel awkward standing up to people and telling them where they went wrong, how uncomfortable would you feel if you had to deliver papers to them, demanding court appearances? The idea is sickening to the

Beau Charlet March 3, 2014

A Process Server’s Role in the Legal System

Everybody knows how complicated our legal system is. A typical court case will involve a lot of paperwork and red tape, and many of the documents are just too important to risk being lost in the mail. To keep everything running smoothly, it falls upon Process Servers to make sure the information is hand-delivered to the people who need it. Although this may seem straightforward, it isn’t always as easy as it appears.

Beau Charlet February 22, 2014

The Role of a Process Server in the Legal Community

When you think of the legal profession, your first thought might be of lawyers, judges and courtrooms, but there are a number of other important people working behind the scenes to insure that everything runs smoothly. For example, Process Servers are professionals that attorneys rely upon, but very few outside of the industry know much about.

Beau Charlet February 7, 2014

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