Arizona Instructions on How to Serve the Other Party by Publication

• Category: Arizona Local County - Maricopa - Superior Court - General
• State: Arizona
• Control #: AZ-MC-GEN-10
• Format: PDF

Description

Letter To Newspaper (Service Of Court Papers By Publication) Arizona Instructions on How to Serve the Other Party by Publication are a set of procedures that must be followed when a court order requires that legal documents are served to a party that cannot be found or served directly. This process is also known as “service by publication” and involves publishing the legal documents in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation in the county where the service is to be made. The specific instructions for service by publication in Arizona are outlined in Rule 4.6 of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure. This rule states that the notice of publication must include the title of the action, the name of the court, the case number, and the name of the party to be served. It must also include the date of the court order authorizing the service by publication and a statement that the party to be served must answer or file a motion within a certain number of days from the date of the last publication. The notice of publication must then be published in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation in the county where the service is to be made. The publication must be made once a week for four consecutive weeks and must be completed no later than 30 days after the court order authorizing the service by publication. In addition to these Arizona Instructions on How to Serve the Other Party by Publication, Rule 4.6 also outlines the requirements for filing proof of service with the court. The proof of service must include a copy of the notice of publication as published, an affidavit stating the date of the first and last publication, and a certificate of publication from the publisher. The proof of service must be filed with the court no later than 14 days after the last publication.

Arizona Instructions on How to Serve the Other Party by Publication are a set of procedures that must be followed when a court order requires that legal documents are served to a party that cannot be found or served directly. This process is also known as “service by publication” and involves publishing the legal documents in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation in the county where the service is to be made. The specific instructions for service by publication in Arizona are outlined in Rule 4.6 of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure. This rule states that the notice of publication must include the title of the action, the name of the court, the case number, and the name of the party to be served. It must also include the date of the court order authorizing the service by publication and a statement that the party to be served must answer or file a motion within a certain number of days from the date of the last publication. The notice of publication must then be published in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation in the county where the service is to be made. The publication must be made once a week for four consecutive weeks and must be completed no later than 30 days after the court order authorizing the service by publication. In addition to these Arizona Instructions on How to Serve the Other Party by Publication, Rule 4.6 also outlines the requirements for filing proof of service with the court. The proof of service must include a copy of the notice of publication as published, an affidavit stating the date of the first and last publication, and a certificate of publication from the publisher. The proof of service must be filed with the court no later than 14 days after the last publication.