It depend upon the circumstances. In most states the law only requires that a reasonable effort has been made to contact the defendant. The serving of a summons can be through regular postal service, courier or a process server.
Part of the court process in filing suit against another person is the delivery of the 'summons'. The official notice is then noted in court records.
Without having received the summons, one would have no idea that they were being sued.
Some jurisdictions allow for a subpoena to be served to another person. If you have reason to believe that you will be served, it is best to accept the subpoena or you may be penalized with fines or possible jail time.
Yes
The papers can be served on Saturday if a server will serve the papers.
Yes the papers an be served in the state of California.
If you were never served, you would need to file a motion to dismiss the civil case. In order to be lawfully sued, you must be served.
Yes, but if it was reverse they wouldn't be able to coma after you personally.
Check with your attorney to see if the papers are served. Or check with the server that you used to serve the wife. When the divorce papers are served the server has to report it to court that the papers have been served so check the court records if your attorney is not available to answer your questions.
Anywhere
Legal term- served with papers.
You must hold some position as an "officer of the company" in order to legally accept service for the company. If you are being served solely because of your position, or title, or the fact that you're a corporate officer, no, you bear no personalliability for the payment of the debt.However, if you do not fit any of these categories it is likely that the papers have been mis-served on the wrong party and that valid service has not been accomplished.
People may get served papers for a variety of reasons, including being involved in a legal dispute or lawsuit, receiving a court summons, or being notified of legal actions such as eviction or divorce proceedings. Serving papers is a way to officially communicate legal information and ensure that individuals are aware of their rights and obligations.
Yes
If by "served" if you're asking if you can be sued for the unpaid balance of the loan, yes you can.