ProcessNYC.com Toll Free:877-596-3736 Mobile:646-721-2960 Fax:877-204-2646 Legal Process Service Instructions If You Need A Process Server Services in New York , Here Is What You Must Do: I Have a Summons and/or Complaint 1- Send the summons and complaint to us. If using the postal service, send two copies of the pleadings by regular mail, express mail or certified mail. If using fax or email, only send one copy. Retain your original summons and complaint. Under New York law it is O.K.. to serve copies of Court papers. The sooner you send the documents the higher the chances for us to effect service timely. 2- Submit a payment using your Credit/Debit Card or PayPal. Generally, the process service fee is $65.00. If you are an attorney you may be entitled to a discounted fee. 3- If available, please provide a description of defendant such as: height, weight, age, color of skin, color of hair, color of eyes and other identifying features. You may attach a photo in addition to providing the description. The more information about the defendant you provide the better! 4- Provide a correct address for us to find and serve Defendant. If possible give us home and work addresses and work schedule. If you provide an incorrect address, the process service fees you paid will not be refunded. we will attempt service of your papers at an additional New Jersey address you give us free of charge if the first address you gave us is incorrect, however it will only delay the process if the original address is incorrect! So please be sure to provide the correct information! 5- Inform us if Defendant has evaded service before. If possible, tell us who is residing with him/her, the make of car he/she drives, and whether Defendant has guard dogs or a restricted access to residence or work place. 6-Give us a correct address where we can send you the corresponding affidavit of service (Service return) after we serve your Defendant. Contact us promptly if you do not receive said affidavit by the date we promised you would receive it. I Have a Divorce Summons and Petition, Family Court Petition& Summons or Summons for Divorce. 1- Follow Steps 1 through 6 outlined above. 2- If your case will be heard in a court out of New York, send a copy of the affidavit form required by your court (Your jurisdiction may require a legal affidavit or service return with a different format or verbiage). 3-Give us the name and description of any other adult who can accept process on behalf of defendant. If your court does not allow substituted service, please notify us. Generally divorces and certain Family Court cases may take longer than five days to be served if respondents must be served in person and/or they are evading service. New Jersey law requires service in hand for most of those cases unless otherwise ordered by a judge. I Have a New York Subpoena: 1-Follow steps 1 through 6 outlined above. 2-Together with the $65.00 that we charge for serving process in New York, you may need to add the New York Subpoena fee for the subpoena recipient. As per New York law, the subpoena fee may range from $0 to $45.00 depending on the address of the witness and the venue where the case will be heard. Please add it to the service fee (E.g.: If you are paying $20.00 to the subpoena recipient, then send us $65+$20 = $85.00). Please Contact us to discuss the service you want provided, please note: Service “Will not be provided without your phone call” I Need Process Serving in 24 Hours or I Need Rush Process Service for Today: 1-Follow steps 1 through 6 outlined above. 2-You must call us first and discuss the process service job with us before we agree to effect service on the same day or the next day. 3- You must always pay in advance for process service. Usually the cost is $120.00 for same day or next day service of process. 4- You must ensure that your court papers are either sent by FedEx, fax or email or received by us before 11:00 A.M. of the day when service will be affected. ---------------------------------------------------------- Now that you understand the process here are the short steps to get your papers processed quickly: *Call 877-596-3736 To discus the papers you would like Served! *Once it is discussed Fax papers Toll free: 877-204-2646 *submit a proper payment for the the type service by Credit/Debit card, check or Money Order or Pay Pal! *Allow approximately 5 Business days for papers to be Served from the time I receive payment! *Receive "A Notarized Affidavit Of Service Form" by fax or email! What Do I Have To Do Next? *CONTACT US BY PHONE: 877-596-3736 or 646-721-2960 To discuss the papers you would like served! *Once it is discussed Fax papers to: 877-204-2646 *submit a proper payment for the the type service by Credit/Debit card, check or Money Order! *Allow approximately 3 - 5 Business days for papers to be served! *Receive "A Notarized Affidavit of Service! New York/New Jersey Law - Copies of original Documents are acceptable! New york State Law: Documents Cannot Be Served On Sundays & National Holidays |