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What Skills Should a Process Server Possess?

The job of the process server is to deliver legal paperwork and court summons to people who are involved in a legal matter. Even though the job might seem like it is just a glorified courier or messenger position, the skill set required to be a great process server is much more than that of just an ordinary messenger. It takes a unique type of person, with a unique skill set, to be a process server. The process server will

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The Effect of Florida HB627

On July 1, 2014, Florida HB 627 went into effect to provide some changes in the process service industry. The sheriff’s office can now charge a flat fee of $40 per summons. It also limits the liability for a sheriff in the wrongful distribution of an estate sale. This bill was introduced in January 2014 and passed through the system very easily. HB 627 received very few nays as it was voted on during the 2014 session and on June

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Lis Pendens: Something You Should Be Aware of if You Own a Home

Foreclosure is an extremely complicated process in any state, and it is no different in Florida. There are several steps to notify someone legally that his or her home is being foreclosed. These specific steps should be followed meticulously. If at any point the foreclosure process is lacking legality, it could jeopardize the process and cause a significant delay. A lis pendens is the first of many steps in a foreclosure. Directly translated from Latin, it means “pending lawsuit.” This

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Think You Can Avoid Being Served? Think Again

When it comes to serving someone with a subpoena, divorce papers, a summons, documents related to debt collection, or other legal papers that the intended recipient almost never wants to receive, people will indeed go to ridiculous extremes to avoid being served. Ask any process server who’s been at it for any length of time, and you’ll be amazed at the stories you’ll hear. From people pretending to not be who they are, literally running away, or actually moving across

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Don’t Be a Victim of Process Server Scams

Scam artists are incredibly creative and resourceful when it comes to swindling people out of their hard-earned money. They have to be. After all, once people are on to a particular scam, scammers have to change it in order to effectively victimize the innocent and take advantage of the unaware. One particular scam that’s starting to make the rounds, and that you should be aware of, is people posing as process servers. That’s right—scam artists are now pretending to be

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Understanding Court Services

  There are many kinds of court services handled by process servers and other experts in the legal system. Whenever any kind of legal matter is involved, it is important to seek professionals; they assist attorneys and clients in finding the best possible solution to any given legal concern. Listed below are just a few examples of those duties that are handled by court service and attorney support industries. Subpoenas A subpoena is a legal complaint issued by an injured

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Being a Successful Attorney

If you are a practicing attorney, you undertake a diverse assortment of legal concerns on a daily basis, including criminal investigations, adoption, bankruptcy, and much more. Success is entwined with organization. It is crucial for you to be as organized as possible in all of your cases, so that you can help yourself and your clients achieve a prosperous future. Below are some simple ways in which you can begin to accomplish this goal.

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Looking for a Job as a Process Server?

If you have ever been served a subpoena or a summons, or watched an episode of Law & Order, you probably know what process servers are: individuals who deliver the appropriate legal documents to those involved in court cases. Process servers “serve” the documents to the person or business and then provide a notarized affidavit to prove the papers were handed over. How to Be a Process Server If you are interested in becoming a process server, there are a

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What Are Process Servers?

Whether someone has said it to you intentionally or you have heard the term through osmosis, you have likely heard the term “process servers” before. However, the real question is, does anyone outside of the legal profession really know or need to know what exactly process servers are, what they do, and why they do it? Process Serving: A History In the Constitution of the United States of America, there is a special section that deals with due process of

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There is More to a Process Server than Meets the Eye

Most people give little thought to what a process server is until they are in need of their skills or have been served by one personally. You might be thinking that you have a good idea of what exactly process servers do. It is in the name, right? Process servers serve various forms of legal documents. If you think that is all they are capable of, however, you could not be more wrong. What do Process Servers Really Do? In

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