When you charge a lawsuit against a person or an organization it is highly important that the defendant is “served” timely. Presenting the legal notice or as such legal document to the concerned individual/organization on time is necessary. This will ensure that the defendant gets the chance to stay mentally prepared and appear in the court of law on the assigned date. This important task of serving the legal paper can be entrusted to the Process server NJ to stay stress-free regarding the same.
The term process server means a sheriff or an officer or anyone (in the US) who serves the defendant with a writ, a bailiff and or any legal document. A set of court documents is served to the person/company concerned. Here ‘serving’ suggest delivering the court order/legal papers that compel a defendant’s presence in the court of law. It is legally mandatory that the process server hand over such legal documents to the defendant in the case. In her/his absence, however, the process server can hand the documents to another 18 years old or older resident staying in the defendant’s home or the management of the business/company she/he works at. The person who accepts it on behalf of the defendant then becomes the agent of the defendant.
Process server NJ can dispatch an array of legal documents, including a summons to appear in court, writs, judicial and non-judicial foreclosures, subpoenas to testify in court, and other formal complaints. Besides serving these legal papers, process servers can also help in filing the legal documents appropriately in court, retrieving documents on the client’s behalf you, and assist to track down a defendant.
The process server cannot be anyone who is a party to the specific legal case stated in the legal papers. The process server is legally required to show and submit the evidence that the documents were served to the defendant. The evidence or proof generally constitutes a notarized service proof. In many US states, it is also mandatory for the process server to carry a specific license and need to be duly insured as well.
Process serving laws observed in the US vary from state to state. Many states follow process serving laws that clearly state the manner service of process is done. One has to abide by the laws governing how the process to be served, how the affidavit to be submitted to the person, the careful considerations to be taken care of and the timeframe within which the entire task needs to be get done with. Maximum states have a deadline for service of process completion after the filing of the summons/complaint.
The legal bindings monitoring these procedures vastly differ from state to state. What seems legally correct, rather appropriate, at Los Angeles might not be so in New Jersey. APS Process server NJ rendering their services on a professional basis stays abreast with all recent developments taking place in this specific legal arena. It is, therefore, important to rely on professionally experienced process servers only for serving the defendant.
