This form is filed with the Court after the service is done. This form is called an Affidavit of Service.An affidavit of service, also sometimes called a proof of service affidavit, is a type of affidavit that relates to legal documents that are filed with a court. Enter your current address. 7. 8. Enter the date you served the papers. 9. As a general rule, a suit in Small Claims Court must be brought in the county and in the Justice of the Peace Precinct in which the defendant resides. In that situation, service is not complete until ten days after plaintiff files an affidavit of service of the mailing per CPLR § 308(2). Service is "the formal delivery of a writ, summons, or other legal process or notice" according to Black's Law Dictionary. The following forms are available for downloading, printing and completing.