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Serving a business has become tricky during the pandemic. Who, where, and how legal papers must be served in regards to businesses can be a complex matter already. Now, Florida lawyers and citizens alike are scrambling to determine how to serve a business when that business might not even be open or available. Serving Small Businesses Serving a small business isn’t going to change much from the norm. Most small businesses are not corporations, which means that likely it is

If you are not new to being a landlord or property manager, you are probably well aware that not all parts of the eviction process have to be handled by a process server, but there are some very good reasons to use a private process server for the entire eviction process.  Three-Day and Seven-Day Notices Before you can file an eviction with the courts, you have to give your tenants notice that you plan to do so. If a tenant

The digital age has transformed our society. Looking back even just five years ago can be surreal. Everyone has at least one social media profile, carries a computer in their pocket, and uses a computer frequently throughout the day, almost every day of the year. Even many homeless Americans have regular access to Facebook or email.  The question that many people are asking is, “Why can’t legal papers be served digitally?” Honestly, the courts are extremely behind the times on

Many people are under the impression that you can only be served Monday through Friday during normal business hours. However, there are much fewer restrictions on process service in the state of Florida. While there are a few exceptions, most people can be served Monday through Saturday every week, except national holidays. Differences for Businesses If you are serving a business, company, corporation, or organization, you will be more limited in when the entity can be served. Each organization will

Many attorneys have an established relationship with one specific process server or one company with several different process servers. Attorneys know that you should use a private process server instead of the sheriff, even though service by the sheriff is pushed by the circuit courts. Here’s more about why lawyers work with private process servers. Service of Process Is Required Attorneys often handle more than one case at a time, and they handle many cases in the course of a

If you have papers that need to be served to someone who isn’t typically available for much of the day, you might be wondering how they are going to get served. It is important to remember that process servers do not work bankers’ hours. You can have papers served in the evenings or on the weekends, as well as other times that someone might be found at home. Evenings There are no rules about how late in the day a