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The power of attorney document gives someone the authority to act on your behalf on matters you list in the document. The power can be specific to a certain task or cover many duties, including financial and medical.

If service of the summons is not made upon a defendant within one hundred twenty (120) days after the filing of the complaint, the action may be dismissed as to that defendant without prejudice upon motion or upon the court's initiative.

You mail the papers to the other party by certified mail with restricted delivery, return receipt requested. It is very important to get the signed returned receipt from the mail delivery. You will file that receipt with your Affidavit of Proof of Service.

The laws for PoA forms vary by state; however, in Arkansas, your Power of Attorney must be signed by a notary public. If your agent will engage in real estate transactions, the Power of Attorney will need to be signed before a notary public and recorded or filed with your county.

If the party being served is a person, the papers can be mailed to his or her home or mailing address. If you are giving notice to a business, the papers must be mailed to the owner(s) at the business' main office. If the business has an agent for service, then the papers should be mailed to the agent.

Complaints are usually served in one of three ways: certified mail, by personal delivery of a summons by the sheriff or by personal delivery by some other person authorized to serve the civil process. The cost of serving the complaint upon the defendant is borne by the plaintiff.