You can't find the person you are trying to serve.
Do you need a Sheriff to serve the documents?
Where can I get more information on this matter?
Also, is there a difference in the way things are handled if you are in North Hollywood & the person receiving the documents lives in Orange County?
2007-07-06 09:51:50 · 5 answers · asked by castillo5247 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If you can't find the person to be served and you don't know where to look to find them, then you can use substitute service by publishing the summons in the newspaper nearest to where you think the person is. The publication has to be calculated to reach the person to be served. If your subject is in Orange County, then you would publish your legal notice in the Orange County Register, the prevailing newpaper in the area. The rules of service are the same throughout California. Crossing county lines does not matter. If you know the address but can't catch them at home, then you send it to the County Sheriff for service of process. They will make about three attempts to serve the papers. If that fails, they will send you a failure notice and you can then do the substitute service by publication. The publication must be for at least one month. After that, you present all your documentation to the court to prove that you tried to find this person for service. The court should then carry on in the persons absence. You would win by default.
Don't lie to the court. If they find out that the person was available and you didn't try very hard to find them, then you will be in trouble.
Check with a local legal aid clinic for further information.
2007-07-06 10:04:01 · answer #1 · answered by rac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get correct answers at
www.courtinfo.ca.gov
It would be a smart move to have the Sheriff try and serve the papers on the subject. They are required to attempt to serve a minimum of 3 times. If they are unable to locate said subject, then you will be provided with documentation to show that you applied due diligence in an effort to get the person served.
However, it is not required that you have the Sheriff serve the subject. Anyone over the age of 18 and not a party to the lawsuit can serve the paperwork.
I hope this helps. Please go to the web site I suggested. It tells you everything you need to know about this subject.
Good Luck.
2007-07-06 10:15:59 · answer #2 · answered by Diana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you won't be able to be proper in any thank you to the Plantiff. Your husband has to discover somebody else to serve in any different case those courtroom data would be come null and void, in case you probably did no longer notice, there's a style that the guy who serves the paper has to fill out...maybe you may extra useful study that heavily previously you screw issues up on your husband.
2016-12-10 04:10:07 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you need to speak with your boss...
2007-07-06 09:55:46 · answer #4 · answered by shelly 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
type in process servers
2007-07-06 10:00:37 · answer #5 · answered by quackpotwatcher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋