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The court issues a summons or process and a sheriff or summons server delivers it to the individual. Papers are served as a result of an action filed with the court, then the court notifies those involved that they must appear.
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.
How do you find out when someome was serves with a law suit papers.
Yes,
You can't refuse court served papers. Each state varies but service could be accomplished just by leaving the papers on the door of the persons house (provided the person serving the papers are authorized to do so).
How would the court know this unless the party is served?
No, he is not responsible until court papers are served. Also, he cannot pay if he doesn't know where they are.
That depends on the state law, but generally, no.
Yes.Added: Although such court papers are CUSTOMARILY served by the Sheriff's Office or Court Officers, they MAY also be served by Law Enforcement if they are relative to a criminal case.Law Enforcement officers (NOT to be confused with Sheriff's Deputies) can NOT serve papers of the Civil Court.
Today as divorce cases are on the increase in all the states including California , the papers will soon be served out as the pile of papers just increase and make it difficult for everybody.
You can go to the court and ask for a hearing on the matter and tell them you weren't served papers.
That is dependent on the rules and regulation on service by the court of jurisdiction.