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Using an approved process server in Jacksonville is required for the delivery of most legal documents. Only process servers approved by the Duval County Sheriff’s Office may serve legal process in this county. Using an unapproved process server could get your entire case thrown out. In this post, we’ll go over the tell-tale signs that you’re dealing with a process server that is not reputable. No Sheriff Approval As mentioned above, anyone serving process in Duval County must first be

Most defendants and witnesses are easy enough to locate, but occasionally, a process server will be assigned a target that is harder to find than a needle in a haystack. So what do process servers do when all their traditional tactics to locate people don’t work? Enter the skip trace. What is a Skip Trace? A skip trace is a method of locating a person who is difficult to find. The skip trace process uses various methods, such as public

When you need to have legal documents, or process, served on someone, you want the service to go as smoothly as possible. There are a lot of variables that can affect how the service goes and determine how many attempts the process server will make.  In this blog post, we’ll take a look at some of the factors that determine how many service attempts must be made: How far out is the court date? From the moment a process server

No one enjoys a visit from a process server, but some people dislike it so much that they go to great efforts to avoid them. No matter what, avoiding a process server is a lost cause, but that doesn’t stop people from trying. Evasive targets just make the process server’s job longer and more costly, but eventually, everyone gets “served” one way or another. Are you a process server with a hard-to-find target? Here are our top tips and tricks

If someone has filed a civil complaint against you or your business, you might be tempted to try avoiding the process server to delay the case from going to court. That would be a big mistake. Avoiding the process server can land you in big trouble and cost you a ton of time and money. Before you think about ducking the process server, consider these consequences first: The case filed against you will still proceed Avoiding the process server might

If you’re a landlord or property manager, you’ve likely had to deal with evicting a tenant. No matter the reason for the eviction, it can be a difficult and frustrating process. There are many steps that you must follow before even being allowed to file the eviction lawsuit. If you do not complete any of the steps correctly, your entire case could be compromised and you may be forced to begin everything again. Filing an Eviction Lawsuit in Duval County

There’s a lot of confusion out there about who process servers really are, what they do, and what authority do they actually possess. In this post, we will highlight the five top questions that we receive about process servers. What is a process server? A process server is an individual who is approved by a local governing court or body to deliver court case paperwork to the involved parties. Process servers can be from private agencies or from the local