Process Server in Glendale, California

What We Do in Glendale

Electronic Filing

PRICING

Service Levels Explained

• Standard: First attempt within 5 days, up to 5 total attempts.
• Priority: First attempt the next business day, with continued expedited follow-up.
• Urgent: First attempt same day, with expedited follow-up.
• On Demand: Attempted as soon as possible, including orders received after the standard deadline. Contact us to confirm availability.

All service levels include up to 5 attempts at a single California address. Orders must be received by 1:30 PM Pacific for same-day service; orders placed after 1:30 PM are subject to availability. Substitute service mailing, when required, is an additional $15. See complete pricing and service details for any city in California and nationwide.

• Summons and Complaints
• Wage Attachments and Bank Levy Orders
• Subpoenas (civil, criminal, and deposition)
• Orders for Examination of Judgment Debtor
• Divorce and Family Law Papers
• Small Claims Filings (SC-100)
• Child Custody and Support Orders
• Motions, Pleadings, and Discovery Documents
• Restraining Orders and TROs
• Out-of-State Subpoena Domestication
• Eviction Notices (Unlawful Detainer)
• Petitions (Probate, Civil Harassment, Elder Abuse)

BUSINESS ENTITIES

Glendale is one of Los Angeles County’s densest corporate centers outside downtown: banking and insurance headquarters, healthcare and entertainment companies, the animation and post-production studios along San Fernando Road, and the retail and professional corridor around Brand Boulevard and the Americana. It’s also a registered-agent hub — CT Corporation’s California office sits at 330 N. Brand Blvd, and serving a registered agent completes service on every business that designates it. Under California law, corporations are served through their registered agent, or on an officer, director, or general manager (CCP § 416.10); LLCs through a member, manager, or authorized agent (CCP § 416.40) — and our servers cover all of it, whether the agent is on Brand Boulevard or across the county.

One rule that catches people: a standard USPS P.O. Box is never a valid address for corporate service — a physical street address is required. But when a business lists a private mailbox at a retail mail store (a UPS Store or similar Commercial Mail Receiving Agency), California treats that storefront as a valid physical location under CCP § 415.20, and we can complete service at the counter.

METHODS OF SERVICE

Personal Service — CCP § 415.10
Documents handed directly to the individual — the most defensible method in court and always our first approach.

Substitute Service — CCP § 415.20
After reasonable diligence, documents may be left with a competent adult at the subject’s home or usual place of business, then mailed first-class to the same address. Every prior attempt is documented in writing so the proof of service holds up to challenge.

Service by Publication — CCP § 415.50
When a defendant can’t be located after standard methods are exhausted, a court may authorize publication in a qualifying newspaper. We can prepare the declaration of diligence the court requires.

Proof of Service
Every completed service generates a signed, sworn affidavit on the court-approved form — in your account and inbox the moment service is done, ready to file.

COVERAGE