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Serving court documents. Serving court documents or “service” is when you give a copy of all the documents in your case to the other person in your case, who is known as the other party. You have to serve your documents to the other party because that person has a right to: know about a case that has started against them
Over the course of your family court case, you will need to: serve documents, which means giving a copy of your court documents to the other parties in the case; file proof of service to show the court that you served the documents; Serving your documents helps make sure that everyone involved knows the status of your court case.
If the documents were served by: The effective service day is: Leaving a copy with the person being served or their lawyer: The same day if the documents are left before 4:00 p.m. or the next day if the documents are left after 4:00 p.m.
Serving a document by courier. Rule 8.01 and the chart in this guide can help you determine whether the document you want to serve can be served by courier. If it can, then the document is considered to be served on the 5th day following the date on which the courier verifies to the sender that the document was delivered.
Serving a document means giving a copy of your court documents to the other parties in the case (for example: your partner, a family member, or a government agency). Filing a document means that you give staff at the court a copy (usually the original) of any documents you have collected and completed during your case.
For the court to decide a case fairly, everyone involved has a right to: know a case has been started; know the steps in the court process that are being taken; tell their side of the story; There are Family Law Rules that tell you what is needed at every step in a court case. Rule 6: Service of documents tells you how to serve your documents ...
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The Family Law Rules tell you which way you have to serve your documents at each step in the court process. You can usually serve your partner yourself, or get a family member or friend who is at least 18 years old or a professional process server to do it for you. Special service To serve your documents by special service means you, a family ...
