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December Newsletter 2020

Message from the Founder We have had questions on Motion & Order in Process Serving, so my article this month is an article re-pull from a few years ago. The below describes M&O for PS in FL in detail. In Florida, you have 2 options when it comes to serving your civil process.  You can go with the Sheriff or a private process server. The Sheriff has a lot of responsibilities other than serving papers whereas here at Accurate Serve, all we

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November Newsletter 2020

Message from the Founder New Office Openings in Texas!! We are over the moon excited to announce the opening of not one but two new offices this month!!  Accurate Serve® of Dallas and Accurate Serve® of Houston are set to officially open over the next few weeks. By the time you read this email (unless it is post-Nov.), the websites for the new offices are not yet live. Some tweaks, you know I dotting and t crossing stuff, still needs to be

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How to Become a Process Server in Orlando

While each county and jurisdiction has their own specific requirements for process servers, most of Florida is fairly consistent. Some of the rules about serving papers come directly from the Rules of Civil Procedure from the state of Florida, but some details such as amount of bonds or application fees can vary from court to court. The following steps will allow you to become a process server in Orlando First Judicial Court specifically. Florida Process Server education and training Although

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October Newsletter 2020

Message from the Founder Some Peachy News 2020 has been a crazy year for sure.  Well, here at Accurate Serve® it has been crazy busy, that’s for certain.  Well, we have some more great news to share with you. Officially open for business as of October 2, 2020, we welcome to the AS team, Accurate Serve® of Atlanta. My office (Tampa Bay area) has already sent multiple papers to Accurate Serve® of Atlanta and all of them were served quickly and accurately,

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Alternatives to Having Legal Papers Served by the Sheriff

When you first go to the courthouse to file your legal documents, you’ll be given basic information about how to get your legal papers served to the other parties in the case. Typically, the court clerk will push you to set up for the sheriff or their deputies to serve the papers. Although this service is being provided by public servants, there is still a fee, and there are a lot of reasons to go another way. Why sheriffs can’t

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September Newsletter 2020

Message from the Founder Process Serving, Recent Legislature Changes & Technological Advancements In June 2019, Florida House Bill 91 was signed, sealed and delivered. One of the major changes in this Bill was the fact that process servers could now electronically sign their Returns of Service. This was a HUGE development. Prior to the signing of this Bill, only the Sheriff was allowed to electronically sign Returns, not private process servers (PPS). Once this Bill was signed into effect, our software programmer

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August Newsletter 2020

Message from the Founder Lions, Tigers but Not Bears….Not Yet at Least Accurate Serve® is over the moon excited to announce another office opening in yet another state!! Accurate Serve® of Detroit opens its doors THIS September!! Introducing new Team Member and Owner/Operator of the Detroit office, say hello to Erik Devlin. Erik has served in a different role with AS the past few years, no pun intended, because he is and has been an awesome process server the past

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How to Serve Someone Under Quarantine

Is a party to your case under active quarantine due to a positive test or exposure to COVID-19? If so, you may be concerned about your ability to have them served legal papers until their quarantine is over. Honestly, there is enough flexibility in the code for process service in Florida that people can still be served even if they cannot have any contact with others. Here are some ideas that process servers can use to serve someone under quarantine

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July Newsletter 2020

Message from the Founder From the East Coast to the West Coast, We Got You! It’s official, Accurate Serve of Denver opened its doors to the public on July 6, 2020.  We are beyond excitement as our first true nationwide office is open for business.  Brennan Fogarty, current franchisee, it this market’s owner.  He partnered up with Monte Phillips, who will be the Office Manager & Head Process Server.  Well, you all know Brennan, but who’s Monte? Monte is a

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How the Pandemic Has Made It Easier to Serve Individuals

The pandemic has made many aspects of life more difficult for just about everyone, but there are a few ways that everyone staying at home can be a great advantage. One of those areas is service of process. Serving an individual is usually the easiest type of process service, but sometimes individuals can be hard to find. Even if you have a good address and place of employment, that doesn’t mean you don’t have a hard time being in the

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