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How Social Media Is Being Used in Process Service

Social media has become entrenched in every part of our lives. It is not surprising that social media is now playing a role in the legal system. Private process servers use social media in a number of ways in the course of serving papers. Social media is also being used in new ways by the courts when it comes to service of process. Social Media Investigations Private process servers have to use a variety of tools to track down the

Beau Charlet January 15, 2020

December Update

Message from the Founder Warmest regards, Beau Charlet Franchisee: Plantation Greetings to everyone who has the pleasure of reading our monthly newsletter. Happy holidays! Happy New Year! Accurate Serve Plantation is moving into our 5th year since we first opened doors for business. We know this will be a major milestone for our office and just being a small business in general. We couldn’t have done so well without our loyal clients and other franchisees we have the opportunity to

Beau Charlet December 23, 2019

How Process Servers Use Successful Social Media Investigations

When someone knows that they are going to be sued or taken to court for a legal matter, they often have a habit of disappearing so that the case cannot move forward against them. In some cases, defendants may have simply moved or changed jobs so that they are not easily found. In either case, one way that private process servers can track down these individuals to be served is with social media investigations. Search Engines You never know what

Beau Charlet December 15, 2019

November Newsletter

Message from the Founder Computation of Time and an FYI This month we are going to touch on computation of time. As you can see below, we have referenced Rule 1.090 of Civil Procedure. Florida Rules of Civil Procedure RULE 1.090 TIME (a) Computation. In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by these rules, by order of court, or by any applicable statute, the day of the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time

Beau Charlet November 19, 2019

Process Server Checklist: What to Do When Hiring a Process Server

When you have legal papers that need to be served, the likely conclusion is to hire a process server. A private process server has a lot of tools at their disposal to find and serve individuals and companies, yet there are some things that you should do when hiring a process server that will help your case go more smoothly. Here’s what you need to do. Provide Residence and Employer If you know where to find the individual to be

Beau Charlet November 15, 2019

October Newsletter

Message from the Founder Update on E-Signing We did a Newsletter article in June 2019 about the signing of House Bill 91, and it’s ramifications. One of those, was the fact that process servers could now e-sign their Returns in lieu of printing the Return, signing it and then scanning. Once the new law had taken place, our software programmer worked diligently in incorporating an e-sign feature through the App our Servers use to update service jobs. In the past

Beau Charlet October 21, 2019

Qualifications for Florida Private Process Servers

When you have a legal matter, it is important that your legal and court papers are served according to the rules and guidelines set forth by the courts. To that end, you must know the qualifications necessary for Florida private process servers so that you can be certain the process server you are using is qualified and legally able to serve the papers. Legal Requirements Private process servers in Florida must be registered with the courts, appointed by the sheriff’s

Beau Charlet October 15, 2019

September Newsletter

Message from the Founder Back to School Special All over the country, boys and girls of all ages are returning to the classrooms to broaden their minds and increase their knowledge bases. Below are a few categories of those ages and how it can affect or relate to service of process. K – 8: What I want to touch on here is routines. If you are a parent, you generally wake up at the same time to get kids ready

Beau Charlet September 25, 2019

Common Process Server Terminology

If you have never had to deal with legal cases and process servers in the past, you may be confused about the terminology used by private process servers. In order to better understand the process and the updates that your process server is giving you, it is important to know the terminology that process servers use. Here are some of the most common terminology that you will encounter during this process. Service of Process Service of process is the job

Beau Charlet September 15, 2019

August Newsletter

Message from the Founder Recharge Those Batteries Earlier this month our team had the great pleasure of coming together for our annual franchise retreat. This year’s Retreat was in St. Augustine, FL. The weekend started with a group dinner at Beaches of Vilano. After that, it was to the historic downtown area where many of the local drinking establishments were visited. The next day started with a historical Segway tour of the city, which was awesome. Did you know there

Beau Charlet August 27, 2019