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Three Things to Look for in a Colorado Process Server
When you have a court case, whether it be an eviction, a lawsuit, or a family matter, you want to make sure that everything goes as smoothly as possible. One of the aspects of your case that you want to give careful consideration to is how your papers will be served and who will serve them. Accurate service of process is an important and necessary part of almost any court case.
When you want to make sure things are going to go smoothly, you need to make sure that the process server you choose will be able to conduct the service of process quickly, accurately, and according to all related regulations and procedures. Here are three things to look for in a Colorado process server.
Certification
All process servers in Colorado have to be registered and certified by the court system. This ensures that criminals and other unwanted individuals are not able to serve papers. It also ensures that process servers are performing their job as they should because their certification and registration has to be renewed annually. If they are not serving papers properly, they can lose their certification. For service of process to count in your case, it must be served by one of these registered and certified process servers or by the sheriff’s department. Continue reading
February Newsletter
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Questions to Ask a Process Server Before Hire
When you need to have papers served to someone, you want to make sure that they are going to be served properly. Failure to serve papers, or delivering them incorrectly, can greatly hinder your court case. Before hiring a process server in Port St. Lucie, ask these questions to make sure you’re hiring the right person for the job.
What is Your Success Rate?
No process server can 100 percent guarantee that they will be able to serve papers successfully. There are no guarantees when it comes to serving process. The higher the success rate of the process server, the more likely it will be that they will be able to handle your case appropriately. Don’t expect a 100 percent success rate, but it should be fairly high regardless.
Do You Take Special Requests?
Do you know for sure when your defendant will be at home or work? Sometimes the quickest way to get papers served is to have a process server willing to work with the schedule you are aware of, so they can catch the defendant at home or their place of employment. Not all process servers operate outside of business hours, so make sure your Colorado process server is willing to do so to accommodate specific time or date requests.
How Many Times Will You Attempt Service?
A good process server will make several attempts to serve the papers. If they are unsuccessful, they will do some research to try to find where the defendant has moved to, where they work, or other locations that they might be able to serve process. Successful process servers will make many attempts and do quite a bit of research before giving up.
If you have papers you need served, contact a professional and experienced process server in Port St. Lucie today for more information about our services.
January Newsletter
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What Else Do Process Servers Do?
Process servers are best known for delivering legal documents to the homes of strangers and declaring the infamous words, “You’ve been served.” While this service of process is the most prominent responsibility among process servers, they also maintain other essential legal responsibilities.
Document Retrievals
If there’s one thing the court system generates on a daily basis, it’s documents. Every motion, filing, briefing, verdict, or claim within a jurisdiction leads to a document being filed at the county clerk’s office. The sheer volume of documents generated by court proceedings on every level is enough to boggle the mind, especially if you only have a few minutes to try and search for the specific document that you need. This is why process servers also specialize in finding legal documents quickly and efficiently, in turn saving lawyers and other legal professionals valuable time and effort. Continue reading
Service of Process Can Pose Real Dangers
There are certain jobs that are well known for their tendency to place employees into harm’s way. Police officers, firefighters, and members of the military all put their lives on the line each day to serve their fellow citizens. One profession that rarely receives enough attention for its dangerous qualities is that of a process server.
Process servers are responsible for serving official court documents to people involved in some type of legal matter. Documents range from divorce papers to subpoenas to testify in court. Since the papers that process servers deliver tend to hold bad or stressful news, few recipients accept their documents willingly and joyfully. Unfortunately, the truth is that many process servers have experienced threats, violence, and physical injury during the process of serving papers. Continue reading
Skip Traces: What, Why, and How?
We live in an interconnected world dominated by technology and rapid access to information, but some people still manage to live “under the radar” in an effort to evade bill collectors and law enforcement agents. A skip trace is one of many tools that can be used to investigate such a person’s whereabouts. Also known as debtor or fugitive recovery, a skip trace can reveal important information that helps a creditor, process server, or other entity track down a certain person. Continue reading
Don’t Settle for Less: Important Qualities of a Reliable Process Server
When it comes to delivering legal documents regarding a case of importance to you or your business, you cannot leave the delivery to chance. Sheriffs are historically in charge of completing service of process, but private process servers have become far more common over the last ten years to provide faster and more reliable service than any sheriff can offer while still attending to his many other responsibilities. As you search for the right process server to handle your case, keep these important qualities in mind.
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Why Hire a Process Server?
Process servers carry out many vital tasks that keep our judicial system running, though they aren’t always appreciated for it. Individuals and lawyers alike rely upon process servers to serve their court papers in an expedient and legally upheld manner.
What is a Process Server?
A process server is a person who is legally certified to deliver court orders and court documents relating to a defendant’s presence in court. Aside from court-appointed officials like the sheriff, process servers are the only individuals who can serve defendants with the papers necessary to advance a court case or legal situation. Continue reading