Can Process Servers Access Gated Communities?
Many high-end communities across Florida have gated entries, especially the neighborhoods where retirees like to settle. The residents of these communities pay extra Homeowner’s Association fees in order to benefit from the extra privacy that gated entrances offer, and part of that privacy has for many years included an escape from process servers. This means […]
The Supreme Court Weighs in on Process to Foreign Defendants
A trial held in the Texas Court of Appeal, Fourteenth District has been brought to the Supreme Court for resolution, and the Supreme Court is now expected to make a decision regarding process to foreign defendants that will impact federal court cases as well. The original court case, Menon v. Water Splash, Inc. involved Menon […]
The Unique Nature of Serving Papers on Native American Reservations
Unlike standard American neighborhoods throughout the country, Native American reservations function under their own set of laws. The incredibly complicated past of the Native Americans, particularly in correlation with colonization and Western Expansionism, culminated in Native Americans and their reservations being placed under the direct control and power of the federal government. This is a […]
Four Reasons You Might Need to Hire a Process Server
There are plenty of professionals that you are familiar with paying in order to complete some type of task for you: a landscaper, a party planner, and a plumber, for instance. But what about a process server? Until you need a process server, you may not even realize the job exists! Process servers serve many […]
Wells Fargo Works to Minimize Legal Trouble
Things haven’t been pretty for Wells Fargo Bank lately. Trouble began in the fall when federal regulators ordered the bank to pay nearly $200 million in fines as a response to the discovery that Wells Fargo employees had secretly created millions of unauthorized bank and credit card accounts without customer approval. This secret account and […]
Can Landlords Accelerate the Eviction Process?
If you are a residential or commercial landlord, you are probably familiar with the long and complicated process of evicting a tenant from your property. Despite the credit checks and references required to obtain a rental property, it’s a common problem for tenants to encounter financial setbacks and default on their rent payments. This leaves […]
Find Out How Facebook is Playing a Role in Divorce Proceedings
All spouses react differently when a divorce becomes imminent. Some file divorce papers within days, while others remain separated for months or years before beginning to consider an official divorce. If you are among the latter group, it is completely possible that you actually don’t even know the whereabouts of your soon-to-be ex-spouse. Assuming you […]
Process Servers Do More than Serve Papers
Process servers are best known as the people who knock on doors to serve court summons, foreclosure complaints, and lawsuit notices. However, process servers can also help attorneys and courts with other important matters that don’t involve the direct delivery of papers. These jobs are just as important and help to keep the legal world […]
Here’s What You Should Know about International Process Serving
Achieving successful, completely legal service of process can be a tricky accomplishment. When the papers needing to be delivered must be serviced internationally, the task becomes far more complicated. In addition to the travel involved, international service of process must also blend the requirements of American law with the regulations of an overseas nation. […]
Serving Papers to a Celebrity
That feeling when you’re about to serve papers to a massive celebrity. You know the feeling: Knees weak. Arms are heavy. Vomit on our sweaters already. Mom’s spaghetti. Okay those are Eminem lyrics but he perfectly captures how we felt when serving The Celebrity Who Shall Not Be Named. In order to get to the […]
