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Paralegal Associations in California
Professional associations are invaluable resource within the legal community that help deal with issues facing an industry or promoting best practices. Direct Legal Support, Inc. is a proud member of a number associations (including NAPPS and CALSPro) and we recognize...
Stand-Alone Electronic Service (eService) is Here!
Stand-Alone Electronic Service (eService) is Now Available in California! eService through Direct Legal Support's portal is a fast and efficient way to notify a party that a court document has been served electronically. Why eService? eService saves time and...
CT Corporation System to move Los Angeles office to Glendale
CT Corporation System in Los Angeles has announced they will be move moving to Glendale, CA on June 7, 2021. Above notice was received regarding CT Corporation System in Los Angles moving to Glendale, CA on June 7, 2021. All levy services will have to be opened the...
How To Find More Civil Process Service Business Opportunities
How To Find More Civil Process Service Business Opportunities How To Find More Process Serving Business Opportunities Process serving is an industry unlike many others, focusing on providing legal support services to a variety of businesses, corporations, law firms,...
Dealing With Past Due Accounts
Dealing With Past Due Accounts Dealing With Past Due Accounts The best part of working for yourself is getting paid! But what happens when you aren’t paid on time? Unfortunately, nearly every business will experience this at one point in time or another. For process...
Why Process Servers Should Participate in Professional Development
Why Process Servers Should Participate in Professional Development Professional development is something that most industries advocate for and promote because bettering the workforce elevates the profession as a whole. People who engage in professional development are...
Using Technology to Collect Payments
Using Technology to Collect PaymentsUsing Technology to Collect Payments Making revenue is important to every business — but collecting the payment, which is just as important, can at times present a challenge. Ensuring your clients have a hassle-free way to pay you...
Benefits of Using a Certified E-Filing Service Provider in California
Benefits of Using a Certified E-Filing Service Provider in California In 2015, California began the process of requiring e-filing in every county throughout the state. While at time of publication, this has not yet become mandatory in every county for every type of...
How does the “Ring Door Bell” make service of process more difficult?
How does “Ring Door Bell” make service of process more difficult?How Video Doorbells are Problematic For Process Servers? You have to love technology. In some ways, it has enhanced our lives tremendously. The advancements that we have seen — even over the last few...
The Benefits of Social Media and You
The Benefits of Social Media and You Most social media outlets are conceivably some of the best and cost-effective forms of uninterrupted advertising, yet many businesses do not take advantage of the opportunities they bring. This would be a diverse way in which...
Why is Service of Process Important
The U.S. Constitution requires that no person is deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of the law. In accordance with due process, the process server performs an important function of protecting the defendant’s rights by providing him/her with legal notice of a lawsuit/legal proceeding filed against them.
Service By Publication in California
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
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 Direct Legal Should be Your Process Server
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
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...
Michael Kern Presents “Selling, Pitching and Profit” at ServeCon 2015
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
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...
Serving Legal Documents on a California Registered Agent
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...
LA County Sheriff Instructions for Eviction
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?
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...
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