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Originally posted by Volantt
I do not think courts allow you the plaintiff to serve process yourself unless done by an alternative method usually granted under an order by the court. You usually have to have a independant third party serve the papers and file an affidavitt of service. Read your local court rules some states allow service by certified mail return receipt requested with restricted delivery noted. The best way which I use is to let the sheriff serve the papers, since they usually do it in uniform and it is a wake up call.
Also make sure you are suing the right person. If it is incorporated you need to sue the business not the person and serve their registered agent which is on file with the secretary of state.
P.S. This is not legal advice!! You should always seek legal counsel. That is my advice!
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The person to do the service has to be authorized by the court I believe. When you can't find someone, there are alternatives. All laid out nice and neat in the Rules of Court and in the Statutes for your state. A trip to the law library sounds like fun.
I'm not an attorney. Smart to rely on a real attorney in your state.