Questions You Should Ask Before Hiring a Private Process Server

Hiring a private process server is a natural part of almost any legal case. In most types of legal cases, the responding party must be served with legal papers notifying them of the action against them. Before hiring a private process server, you should ask some questions to make sure they will help and not hinder your case.

Who Delivers the Papers?

If you are hiring a private process service company, it is important to be sure of who will be actually serving the papers. The state of Florida requires that all private process servers be registered with the courts. If the company uses employees who are not registered with the courts, the service of process could be held invalid, derailing your case.

How Will You Keep Me Updated?

Make sure that the private process server will keep you updated about the progress of your case through every step of the way. Find out when and how they will update you about the state of your papers, whether they have been served, and if there are any issues with service.

How Long Does It Take?

The amount of time it may take to serve papers depends on several factors, such as how easy the individual is to find and serve. The private process server should be able to give you an average time frame of how long it will take to serve your papers. They should also be able to tell you what might impact that time frame and how.

How Do You Find People?

It is common for people who have a legal action coming against them to try to disappear and avoid being served. If that happens to you in your case, you need to know in advance what tools the private process server has for finding people who don’t want to be found. They may have skip tracing tools, or they may use a private detective.

If you have papers that you need served to move your case forward, contact us today for more information or to get started.