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If the server personally hands your spouse copies of your court papers they must then fill out the Proof of Service form (located on the back of the Summons and Complaint) in front of a notary and either file this document with the court or return it to you so that you can file it with the court.

(D) Proof of Service. Except as otherwise provided by MCR 2.104, 2.105, or 2.106, proof of service of documents required or permitted to be served must be by written acknowledgment of service, or a written statement by the individual who served the documents verified under MCR 1.109(D)(3).

Public Access. Generally, unless access to a file is restricted by statute, court rule or an order pursuant to MCR 8.119(I), any person may inspect pleadings and other papers in a court clerk's office and may obtain copies as provided in MCR 8.119(J).

When you file something with the court, you must give the other party in your case (or their lawyer, if they have one) a copy of what you filed. This is called service. Every time you serve the other party, you must give the court proof that you did so. This is called proof of service, or proof of mailing.

If you want to file a request to seize property, you may use form MC 19, Request and Order to Seize Property. If the court officer is successful in collecting money from the defendant, this process costs you nothing. The defendant is required to pay all court officer expenses as well as the judgment.

A proof of service is, in almost all instances, required to be attached to documents that you are filing with the Court. This document is ?proof? to the Court of the ?service? you completed for the document you are filing.