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Order service of process.

Personal, substituted and corporate service in all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico. Carried out to the rules of the jurisdiction where the subject actually is, and documented so it holds up if service is challenged.

  • Up to three diligent attempts at one address, at varied days and times
  • Court and agency costs run through a retainer and are reconciled after
  • Written quote first. Nothing starts until you approve it

After you submit

  1. 1
    A written quote comes backScope, the cost retainer, and the attempt window. No obligation.
  2. 2
    You approve itNothing starts before that.
  3. 3
    A local server is assignedQualified in the jurisdiction where the subject actually is.
  4. 4
    Proof comes backServed or not, you get a filable affidavit.

If the subject is hard to reach

  • The address gets checkedWhere what you hold has gone stale, a locate runs before more attempts are burned on it.
  • Then the jurisdiction’s alternativeAllowed without a court order, we take it. Needs a motion, the diligence affidavit is what supports one.

Online intake is open any hour — or call (800) 321-2377.

Request a quote

Free and no obligation. Send the documents, the subject and the court — submit what you have and we'll follow up on anything missing. Prefer email? info@served123.com

Or call directly: (800) 321-2377
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What we serve

What you hand over, and what comes back

Service stalls on a thin address more often than anything else. Here is what each kind of service needs from you, and the proof it produces — so you can gather it once and order once.

01
An individual, at a residencePersonal service — the default, and the hardest to challenge
You provide

Full name and a current residential address, the documents, and the case caption and court. Anything you know about hours or routine helps.

You receive

An affidavit naming who was served, where, when, and by whom — formatted for your court, sworn by perjury affirmation and notarised where that court requires it.

02
Substituted serviceLeft with someone else, where the rule allows it
You provide

The same address, plus anything you know about who else lives or works there. The rule on who may accept is the jurisdiction's, not ours.

You receive

An affidavit recording who accepted and their relationship to the subject, plus the follow-up mailing where the jurisdiction requires one to complete service.

03
Corporations & registered agentsEntities, LLCs, partnerships
You provide

The entity's exact legal name and its state of registration. If you don't have the registered agent, say so — looking it up is part of the job.

You receive

An affidavit naming the registered agent, officer or managing agent served, and the basis on which that person could accept for the entity.

04
Government & institutionalAgencies, municipalities, hospitals, schools
You provide

The body being served and the case caption. Many have a service address set by statute that is not the public-facing one.

You receive

Service directed to the office the statute designates, with an affidavit that reflects the statutory route rather than a front-desk drop.

05
A subject who is avoiding serviceWhere the address is stale or the door doesn't open
You provide

Whatever you actually hold — work address, prior addresses, vehicle, the hours someone is likely to be in. Partial is fine.

You receive

Attempts at varied days and times, each timestamped and address-verified, and a locate run where the address you hold has gone stale.

06
When service can't be completedThe outcome nobody advertises, and the one that still has to be filable
You provide

Your deadline, and whether your counsel intends to move for an alternative method.

You receive

An affidavit of non-service documenting the diligence — every attempt, date and time. Where the jurisdiction allows an alternative without a court order we take it; where it needs a motion, this affidavit is the record that supports one.

Don't have all of it? Send what you have. Working out the right route for that jurisdiction is part of the job — scope, the cost retainer and the attempt window are confirmed in writing before anything starts.

Attempt windows

How fast the first attempt goes out

Four dispatch speeds. Pick one on the form — the rate you choose there is the rate quoted back to you.

Same-Day
Subject to local field coverage.
First attempt same day
Next-Day
For deadlines already close.
First attempt within 48 hrs
Preferred
Front of the local server's queue.
First attempt in 2–3 days
Routine
Standard dispatch.
First attempt in 5–7 days

These run to the first attempt, not to completion. A subject who is out of town moves the finish line, not our dispatch. Everything after the first attempt depends on the subject and the jurisdiction, and is confirmed in writing with your quote.

Why Served 123

What makes an affidavit survive a challenge

Service that is quick but sloppy gets quashed, and you serve it again. Four things we do on every order so it doesn't come to that.

Served to the local rule

Who may accept, what must be left, whether a follow-up mailing is required — these are set by the jurisdiction where the subject is, not where you filed. The server assigned is qualified there.

Three attempts, documented

Up to three diligent attempts at one address, at varied days and times, each one timestamped and address-verified. Varied timing is what distinguishes diligence from three trips on the same afternoon.

Costs on a retainer, reconciled

Court and agency charges aren't knowable to the dollar before the work runs, so they go through a retainer: set with your quote, drawn down against actual charges, and settled after — refunded if it comes in under, billed if it runs over.

An affidavit either way

Served or not, you get something you can file. A non-service affidavit with documented diligence is what a court wants to see before it will authorise an alternative method — so a failed attempt still moves your matter forward.

Questions, answered

What people ask us most

Not here? Email info@served123.com or use the form above.

How many attempts do I get?
Up to three diligent attempts at one address, at varied days and times, each timestamped and address-verified. Varied timing matters: three visits on the same weekday afternoon is not diligence, and a court can say so. If three attempts don't land, you receive an affidavit of non-service documenting all of them.
What do the attempt windows actually guarantee?
They set how fast the first attempt goes out, and nothing beyond that. A subject who is travelling, has moved, or is actively avoiding service moves the finish line — no process server controls that, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling. What happens after the first attempt is confirmed in writing with your quote.
What if the subject is avoiding service?
Attempts get varied across days and times, and where the address you hold has gone stale a locate runs to check it. Where the jurisdiction allows an alternative method without a court order, we take it. Where it requires a motion — publication, posting, service by email — that is your counsel's application to make; what we provide is the affidavit of diligence that supports it. We can't authorise alternative service ourselves and won't imply otherwise.
Is the affidavit notarised?
It's sworn by perjury affirmation by default, which is what most courts accept, and notarised where the court requires it. Tell us the court at intake and the affidavit is formatted for it. If you have a local form your judge prefers, send it with the order.
How are court and agency costs handled?
They run through a retainer rather than a fixed figure, because charges like court fees, agency fees and any locate work aren't knowable to the dollar before the work runs. The retainer is set with your written quote, actual charges are drawn from it, and once the work is done we reconcile — refunded to you if it comes in under, billed if it runs over. The retainer sits on its own line, separate from the service fee.
Do you serve outside the continental U.S.?
All 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico. Service abroad is a different animal — it runs through the Hague Service Convention or letters rogatory depending on the country, and the timelines are set by that country's central authority, not by us. Ask before you order and we'll tell you honestly whether it's something we can take on.
What if you serve the wrong person?
The affidavit names who was served and the basis on which they could accept, so an error is visible on the face of it rather than buried. If service is defective through our error, we re-serve at no service charge. If it's defective because the information supplied was wrong, we'll tell you what we found and quote the re-serve.
Can you serve on a deadline that's already tight?
Put the deadline on the order. Same-Day dispatch depends on local field coverage in that specific area, and coverage is thinner in rural counties than in metros. We'd rather tell you at quote that a date is unrealistic than take the order and miss it.
Ready when you are
Got documents to serve? Send what you have.

We'll confirm the route for that jurisdiction, the scope, the cost retainer and the attempt window in writing before anything starts.

Served 123 LLC is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or representation. All services are administrative and performed on client instructions; results are not guaranteed. Attempt windows run to the first attempt, not to completion. Court and agency costs are handled through a separate retainer, drawn down against actual charges and reconciled after the work, and are not part of the service fee.