Summons to Appear in Circuit or District Court, is an official form from the Alabama Administrative Office of Courts, which complies with all applicable laws and statutes. USLF amends and updates the forms as is required by Alabama statutes and law.
Alabama Summons to Appear
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You can ask anyone over 18 (not yourself) to serve the divorce papers. Your server may be a friend, family member, the local Sheriff or a professional process server. If you are asking a friend or family member to serve the documents, make sure the person is familiar with the rules of special service.
Process servers are needed in an assortment of tasks such as filing court papers, serving legal documents, and document retrieval. Their principal job is to deliver or serve legal documents to a defendant or person involved in a court case.
Answer each issue of the complaint. Assert affirmative defenses. File the answer with the court and serve the plaintiff with answer.
Read the summons and make sure you know the date you must answer by. Read the complaint carefully. Write your answer. Sign and date the answer. Make copies for the plaintiff and yourself. Mail a copy to the plaintiff. File your answer with the court by the date on the summons.
Step 1: Complete a Training Program. You need to follow state and federal laws to become a process server. Step 2: Gain Certification. You may also need to gain a certification or pass a licensure exam to become a process server. Step 3: Gain Experience.
District Court in the county in which the defendant lives or has an office. File a Statement of Claim (Complaint) form with the Clerk. A filing fee must be paid at the time of filing. Contact the Clerk for the amount of the filing fee.
There are no licensing or registration requirements to become a process server in Alabama. However, you will need to be designated by the courts before you can work as a process server. Private process servers are active in the State of Alabama.
Service herein may be made by any person not less than eighteen (18) years of age who is not a party and who has been designated by order of the court. On request, the clerk shall deliver the summons to the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney for transmission to the person who will make the service.
When drafting an answer, one must: (1) follow the local, state, and federal court rules; (2) research the legal claims in the adversary's complaint; (3) respond to the adversary's factual allegations; and (4) assert affirmative defenses, counterclaims, cross-claims, or third-party claims, if applicable.
