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Process servers play a crucial role in the legal system, ensuring that legal documents are properly served to the appropriate party. In Florida, process servers are responsible for serving a wide range of legal papers, including summons, complaints, subpoenas, and others. Let’s look into all the different kinds of papers that are served by process servers in Florida: Summons and Complaints Summons and complaints are legal documents that initiate a civil lawsuit and are probably the most common types of

Avoiding a process server may seem like a good idea at first, especially if you are facing legal troubles. However, in reality, it is a huge mistake that can result in severe consequences. At Accurate Serve of Sarasota and Bradenton, we have seen many defendants make this mistake, only to face even more significant problems down the road. In this blog post, we will discuss the reasons why avoiding a process server is a huge mistake. Reason #1: It Can

If you know anything about process servers in Florida, you know that they all must be certified by the judicial circuit or local Sheriff governing the county where they plan to work. Here in Sarasota, process servers are certified by Florida’s 12th Judicial Circuit, which covers Desoto, Manatee, and Sarasota counties. But what exactly does a person need to do to be certified as a process server in the 12th circuit? In this post, we’ll go over the exact requirements

No doubt about it, evictions are messy. No one wants to get kicked out of their home or place of business, but neither does anyone really ever want to kick someone out. However, it is sometimes necessary. Failure to pay rent is a common reason, but engaging in criminal activity, housing unauthorized tenants, and other reasons can also cause a tenant to be evicted. Evictions are also difficult for landlords because they must occur in a specific order to be

Most process recipients are fairly easy to find, but every once in a while, one will give us a run for our money. When someone is obviously avoiding being found, we have a few tools we can use to help us in the search: Public Records There are tons of information available publicly, including property records, tax records, vehicle records, employment history, and more. We search multiple public sources for additional addresses and known associates we can contact during our

Now that you’ve filed your civil case with the appropriate Florida court, it’s time to serve the summons, complaint, and any other case documents on the case defendant(s). If you are calling witnesses in the case, you’ll also need to serve them with subpoenas. While defendants and witnesses are easy to find most of the time, it isn’t unheard of to need to serve someone who actively avoids being found. Those cases could drag on indefinitely if there were no

Process recipients aren’t usually too hard to find, but occasionally we’ll get one that just disappears like a ghost. To find recipients like this, we really have to dig in our heels and use all the tools in our belts. Some techniques we use to find extra difficult process recipients are outlined below: Skip Trace If the regular tactics for locating process recipients don’t work, then we’ll escalate up to a skip trace. A skip trace provides many details about

Are you trying to hire a process server in the Sarasota area? Most civil court matters in Florida require a certified process server by state law. Using an illegitimate process server can have big consequences for your cases. When looking for a process server to hire, be sure to check on the following qualities to avoid issues in the future: Proper Certification All process servers in Sarasota, DeSoto, and Manatee counties must be certified by Florida’s 12th Judicial Circuit. To

What People Think About Process Servers When people think of process servers, the first thing that comes to mind is someone peeking around corners in full costume in an effort to surprise the recipient. When the recipient is “served,” they become violently enraged and the disguise-clad process server runs off, ready for the next performance. The Truth About Process Servers However, this is far from the truth. While wearing disguises might make for interesting stories, it is unethical and frowned

When you need legal papers served on someone, it’s important that the service go as smoothly as possible. There are several factors to consider when it comes to how quickly the service goes and how many attempts the process server must make. In this blog post, we’ll look at some of those factors that determine how many service attempts will be made: When is the Court Date? The clock starts ticking as soon as a process server is assigned to