How to Serve Divorce Papers in Florida?
Serving divorce papers in Florida is generally an easy process. When you file your Petition for Dissolution of Marriage–your divorce petition– with the court, the court clerk will issue a summons. You must take a copy of the summons and the divorce petition to the local sheriff’s office or to a special process server. If you do not know the location of the sheriff’s office or the address of a process server in your area, this information can be obtained from the court clerk. When you give the summons and divorce petition to the sheriff or process server in Florida, you will also need to provide whatever information you have about your spouse’s whereabouts–including last known address and place of employment–so that your spouse can be located and personally served. If you are seeking alimony or child support, you will also need to serve a copy of a financial affidavit on your spouse. The sheriff’s office or process server will attempt to serve the summons and petition on your spouse. In
