No. The prosecution must convince the court that you received actual notice of the initial proceeding.
Yes, however is not necessary or advisable unless there is a concern that someone else will claim to be the person and accept the papers.
If you are not served with papers and you know about the pending case than you should contact a family law attorney to get you in the court and part of the custody. Its too complex to do it yourself. Retain an attorney.
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After being served child custody papers, the mother typically has a certain amount of time to respond and either agree to the proposed custody arrangement or contest it in court. If the mother contests the custody arrangement, a court hearing will be scheduled where both parties can present their arguments and evidence before a judge makes a final decision on the custody arrangement.
How do you find out when someome was serves with a law suit papers.
If the court determines that you were served, it will likely enter a default order - you will not like the terms of that order.
You need to have the court papers served to him while he is in jail. He probably won't get custody while he is in jail.
Only if the court papers served to both of you indicate this. If the courts have left you with full custody and no visitation rights for the father then you can move anywhere you want. Marcy
The papers can be served on Saturday if a server will serve the papers.
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.
File a petition in the court that has jurisdiction over the case.
Yes the papers an be served in the state of California.