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Receiving legal documents can feel overwhelming, especially if you’ve never been involved in a court case before. However, it’s important to remain calm and take the appropriate steps to protect your rights and respond properly. At Accurate Serve® of Atlanta, we understand how confusing this process can be, which is why we’ve created this guide to help defendants in Georgia navigate what to do after being served with process for a civil case.

In Georgia family law cases, service of process is a critical step to ensure that all parties involved are properly notified about these often sensitive legal proceedings. This is a crucial step of the legal process, as it notifies the respondent (the person being served) of the action and gives them the opportunity to respond. In Georgia, the service of process for family law cases follows specific guidelines set out by the Georgia Civil Practice Act (O.C.G.A § 9-11-4), which

Service of process is a critical part of the legal system, making sure that all parties in a lawsuit are properly notified of legal actions against them. While it is preferred for defendants to be served in person, there are times where a process recipient may consent to service of process in other ways. Understanding what consent to service of process is is crucial for anyone involved in legal proceedings here in Georgia. What Does It Mean to Consent to

When you’re involved in a legal matter, whether as a defendant or a witness, you might be tempted to avoid the process server. You may think that by dodging them, you can avoid having to go to court, or at the very least delay the case. However, this is not the case. Avoiding a process server can lead to severe consequences, including financial penalties, legal repercussions, and damage to your reputation, to name a few. In this post, we’ll go

Navigating the legal system can be daunting for those who are unfamiliar. Process service can be particularly confusing. Accurate Serve® of Atlanta is here to simplify this critical aspect of the legal process for you. Whether you are an attorney, business owner, or private individual, our comprehensive guide on process serving will provide you with the essential knowledge needed to ensure your documents are served accurately and efficiently. What is Process Serving? Process serving is the procedure by which legal

If you’ve filed a lawsuit against an individual but don’t know their current address, you are probably unsure of how to proceed. Not knowing a home address for the recipient of process can make it difficult to get them the paperwork that they need to be present in court. However, there is hope of finding the person if you follow the right steps. In this post, we’ll explain exactly what you need to do if you need to serve someone

Do you need to serve process on someone who is incarcerated in Georgia? It’s actually not too uncommon, but it does require a slightly different approach than a typical service. It’s important for process servers to understand how to effectively serve incarcerated persons in Georgia to prevent unnecessary delays in the legal process. In this post, we’ll explain the process of serving someone in jail in Georgia Step 1: Identify the Location of the Incarcerated Individual Luckily, finding the location

Hiring a process server can be stressful, especially if you’re not sure where to look or what to ask. Scams are an unfortunate part of process serving, with victims losing hundreds or even thousands of dollars to unscrupulous fake process servers. Georgia is one of several states where process serving is a regulated industry with standards and legal requirements, so hiring just any person off the street to deliver your case’s process is a no-no. In this post, we’ll give

The importance of maintaining strict client confidentiality and privacy while serving process cannot be understated. At Accurate Serve of Atlanta, we hold these principles at the core of our operations. We are dedicated to safeguarding our clients’ privacy and confidentiality across our range of services, including process service, document retrieval, skip tracing, and diligent searches, especially within Fulton County and the broader state of Georgia. In this post, we aim to shed light on the crucial role of client confidentiality