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Ancillary Legal Can Help With Electronic Service of Process (“E-Service”)

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Ancillary Legal Can Help With Electronic Service of Process (“E-Service”) E-service of process is a method of serving Complaints or other legal initiating papers on defendants via email, text messaging, or social media account direct messaging. E-service basics: E-service of process is a method of serving Complaints or other legal initiating papers on defendants via…

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Need Help With an International Power of Attorney?

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Need Help With an International Power of Attorney? Proceedings can be initiated in the foreign nation to have the USA-Power of Attorney deemed valid, but it can be expensive and time-consuming….it may be more time- and cost-efficient to prepare an international POA in the manner required by the foreign jurisdiction. Generally speaking, a Power of…

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Need to Serve a Defendant in China?

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Need to Serve a Defendant in China? Here is What You Should Know If you need to file a lawsuit against a foreign defendant in China, do not try to navigate the complicated process on your own. While serving process can be pretty straightforward, it can also get complicated. If this notion is true for…

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How to serve U.S. divorce papers in England?

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How to Serve US Divorce Papers in England: Hague Service Convention If you are filing for a divorce here in the United States, but your spouse lives in England, you will have to use international service of process to serve the divorce papers on your spouse. This is required by US law because only after…

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Can I serve California divorce papers in India?

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Can I Serve California Divorce Papers in India? For service of process of California divorce papers in India, this means following the rules established under the Hague Service Convention (“HSC”). This can be complicated, and it is best to obtain help. Yes. If you live in California and are filing for divorce, you can serve…

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Common Service of Process Mistakes to Avoid

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Common Service of Process Mistakes to Avoid Improper service — whatever the reason — can adversely affect a lawsuit that a plaintiff is attempting to pursue. Service of process is a system that is used to deliver legal documents—such as summons and complaints—to a defendant when a plaintiff wants to sue them in court. This…

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Serving California Divorce Papers in Canada: International Service of Process

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What do you do if you are filing for divorce in California, but your spouse lives in Canada? In short, you will need to serve the California divorce papers on your spouse in Canada through international service of process. Why? For the California divorce court to have full power and authority to issue Orders with…

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Serving a Defendant Abroad? Three Common International Service Problems

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Issues with international service of process can cause significant headaches for the plaintiff trying to pursue a lawsuit against an overseas defendant. International service of process is particularly important when it comes to collecting a judgment issued by a domestic court against a foreign defendant. Below are the three biggest issues that come up when…

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Service of Process at the Vatican City

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The Catholic Church has had several lawsuits filed against it around the world by victims of alleged sexual abuse by the clergy. Attorneys representing survivors have filed claims against the Vatican and argue that the Holy See has benefited from the support of archbishops, parishioners, and others who knew of the abuse and yet actively…

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Head of Catholic Church Calls for End to Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws

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Pope Francis recently criticized laws as unjust that make homosexuality criminal, according to a recent report by The Guardian. The head of the Holy See further noted that God loves all people as they are and called on Catholic bishops to welcome LGBTQ+ into their churches. The Pope acknowledged that some Catholic bishops around the…

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Hague Convention Guides Germany’s Amendments on Pre-Trial Discovery

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Germany Stops Prohibiting Pre-Trial Discovery Under Hague Convention It is no secret that when it comes to international law, judicial power ends at the country’s borders. As a result, courts need help from foreign courts when a party is seeking discovery outside of its jurisdiction. German courts used to flat-out refuse to execute a pre-trial…

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International Service by Mail: Allowed and Effective?

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Service of process on a foreign defendant can be complicated, as proper service is wholly dependent upon the rules of both countries involved in the litigation as well as any treaty that the nation-states may have agreed to as signatories. One example of such an international agreement is The Convention on the Service Abroad of…

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