In California, if you do not know the whereabouts of a defendant or respondent, you can petition the court for permission to serve the papers “by publication.” To serve a party by publication means that you publish the Summons and all required documentation in a newspaper of general circulation.
CA Witness Fee Mileage Calculator In California state court, a witness subpoenaed to testify at a deposition is entitled to witness fee of $35.00 plus mileage of 20 cents per mile, round trip from the witness's residence to the place of the hearing. The witness fee...
7 Reasons You Should Use Direct Legal Support Direct Legal Support, Inc. was started back in 1961 and has been a premier Legal Support provider in California ever since. Since its inception in 1961, Direct Legal Support, Inc. has focused on providing clients with a...
How to Serve Legal Documents Outside California Do you need to have legal documents served on an out-of-state defendant? Direct Legal Support can help you. We provide out-of-state service of process to California residents and businesses. Contact us for more...
Earlier this year, Direct Legal Support, Inc. President Michael Kern was invited to be a featured speaker at ServeCon 2015. The online conference brought in leading industry speakers to share their expertise on process serving, marketing, running a business, and the...
Electronic Service of Process - Pros and Cons Direct Legal Support, Inc. has published several articles on our blog discussing the implementation of courts using cloud based technology for the filing of legal documents. In addition, some jurisdictions have permitted...
How to Serve Legal Documents on a California Registered Agent Serving a business with a lawsuit is not as easy as it appears. Most people do not realize that you cannot just walk into a business and serve any employee with legal documents. In order to render proper...
Effective April 1, 2015, The Los Angeles County Sheriff Department will make it mandatory to use the new revised instructions for all evictions in cases. These instructions will not be immediately available on the Sheriff's website as the website is in process of...
Why Is Service of Process So Important? Both the 5th and the 14th Amendments require due process of law. Due process is in place to protect the defendant in any and all legal proceedings. Both state and federal courts must protect the right of the defendant to a fair...
More and more legal systems are switching to e-filing of court documents. This 21st Century solution to traditional paper filing not only saves time—it saves money. For a number of reasons, e-filing is a much more practical way to handle legal documents. But which...
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