Papers DeliveredA Michigan Process Server for Legal Professionals
Law firms and attorneys send us the papers that have to reach a party or a witness in person, and we serve them in all 83 Michigan counties from our office in Troy.
Your office decides what is served, on whom, and when. Our part is the delivery and the record of it: attempts on different days and at different hours, a note of the date, time and place of each one, and a notarized affidavit of service stating the facts MCR 2.104(A) requires.
Papers firms send us
- Summonses and complaints, with the date the court issued the summons
- Witness and records subpoenas, with the attendance and mileage fee to tender
- Papers for corporations, LLCs and their resident agents
- Divorce, custody and support papers in family law matters
- Motions, orders and later papers that must be handed over in person
How an assignment from your office moves
Send the papers with the date that controls
Include the summons issue date or the hearing date. A Michigan summons expires 91 days after issue under MCR 2.102(D), and MCR 2.506(C)(1) sets a minimum lead time for a subpoena, so that date tells the server how much room is left.
Give us every address on file
Home, work and any second address, with a description if your client can give one. For a business, say whether the papers are for an officer, a managing member or the resident agent.
We attempt and keep your office informed
Our server visits on different days, evenings and weekends, writes down each attempt, and lets your office know about material developments while the assignment is open.
The affidavit comes back to your office
The completed serve returns as a signed, notarized affidavit of service. Audio-video, GPS coordinates or a time-stamped photo can be added to an attempt on request.
Questions attorneys ask before sending papers
Do you serve outside Metro Detroit?
Yes. We serve all 83 Michigan counties from our office in Troy, from Metro Detroit to communities across the Lower and Upper Peninsulas. Rush and same-day options are available across Michigan, seven days a week.
What if the defendant cannot be served in person?
You get a dated log of every attempt, with what the server saw at each one. Leaving or posting papers is a different method of service, and in Michigan it generally needs a court order under MCR 2.105(J). Whether to ask the court for one is a decision for your office.
Do you file the proof of service with the court?
No. We do not file court papers. The signed, notarized affidavit of service comes back to your office, and the papers stay in your hands from there.