How to Serve a Summons in Florida?
A summons in Florida is a demand for a person to appear in court due to a legal proceeding. It is a writ designed to bring people into court involuntarily whenever it may be necessary. If you are the plaintiff in the legal proceeding, it is up to you to make sure the defendants or witnesses receive the summons. However, you can’t serve a summons yourself. Strict laws define what is called the service of process. In Florida, a summons must either be served by the sheriff’s department in the county of the person named in the summons, or by a licensed independent process server. County sheriff’s departments are busy places. They receive many, hundreds or thousands in some counties, summons that need to be served every day. The sheriff’s department is somewhat apathetic in this service they are required to process. They would much rather be out protecting the welfare of the county. Using the sheriff’s department to issue a summons can take a long time. You give them an address and if the n
