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Whether you are an individual pursuing a legal case, an attorney requiring prompt and accurate service, or a company with a substantial volume of legal documents to be served, you’ve probably heard of a process server. You might wonder how a process server can be helpful in achieving your legal goals. At Accurate Serve in Sarasota and Bradenton, we’re here to demystify the process server’s role and explain how our services can offer you a strategic advantage. The Role of

In the legal world, the role of a process server is often overlooked or misunderstood. However, avoiding or evading a process server can have serious consequences for both defendants and witnesses involved in a legal case. In this post, we will explore the reasons why it is a mistake to avoid being served by a process server and why cooperation is crucial for a fair and just legal system. Preserving Your Rights Avoiding a process server does not make legal

In a world where people are constantly on the move, finding someone who doesn’t want to be found can be a daunting task. Whether you’re trying to locate a long-lost relative, a debtor, or a crucial witness for legal proceedings, traditional search methods may not always yield the desired results. That’s where Accurate Serve® of Sarasota & Bradenton comes in. Our skip tracing and diligent search services are designed to help you find anyone, no matter how elusive they may

Process serving is a critical component of the legal system, and it is essential to have a basic understanding of the process. Here at Accurate Serve® of Sarasota, we’ve noticed that people have a lot of questions about who we are and what we do. In this post, we’ll go over some of the most common questions we get asked about the process serving here in Florida.  What is Process Serving? Process serving is the procedure by which legal documents

Process servers play a crucial role in the legal system, ensuring that legal documents are properly served to the appropriate party. In Florida, process servers are responsible for serving a wide range of legal papers, including summons, complaints, subpoenas, and others. Let’s look into all the different kinds of papers that are served by process servers in Florida: Summons and Complaints Summons and complaints are legal documents that initiate a civil lawsuit and are probably the most common types of

Avoiding a process server may seem like a good idea at first, especially if you are facing legal troubles. However, in reality, it is a huge mistake that can result in severe consequences. At Accurate Serve of Sarasota and Bradenton, we have seen many defendants make this mistake, only to face even more significant problems down the road. In this blog post, we will discuss the reasons why avoiding a process server is a huge mistake. Reason #1: It Can

If you know anything about process servers in Florida, you know that they all must be certified by the judicial circuit or local Sheriff governing the county where they plan to work. Here in Sarasota, process servers are certified by Florida’s 12th Judicial Circuit, which covers Desoto, Manatee, and Sarasota counties. But what exactly does a person need to do to be certified as a process server in the 12th circuit? In this post, we’ll go over the exact requirements

No doubt about it, evictions are messy. No one wants to get kicked out of their home or place of business, but neither does anyone really ever want to kick someone out. However, it is sometimes necessary. Failure to pay rent is a common reason, but engaging in criminal activity, housing unauthorized tenants, and other reasons can also cause a tenant to be evicted. Evictions are also difficult for landlords because they must occur in a specific order to be

Most process recipients are fairly easy to find, but every once in a while, one will give us a run for our money. When someone is obviously avoiding being found, we have a few tools we can use to help us in the search: Public Records There are tons of information available publicly, including property records, tax records, vehicle records, employment history, and more. We search multiple public sources for additional addresses and known associates we can contact during our

Now that you’ve filed your civil case with the appropriate Florida court, it’s time to serve the summons, complaint, and any other case documents on the case defendant(s). If you are calling witnesses in the case, you’ll also need to serve them with subpoenas. While defendants and witnesses are easy to find most of the time, it isn’t unheard of to need to serve someone who actively avoids being found. Those cases could drag on indefinitely if there were no