If you can have the defendant personally served with the court papers in the state where you filed the case, this will generally give the court personal jurisdiction to hear your court case.
A person, upon whom process has not been served within one year of commencement of the action against him, may make a special appearance, which does not constitute a general appearance, to file a motion to dismiss.
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‒ When the court has entered its order overruling all motions, demurrers and other pleas filed by a defendant as a responsive pleading, such defendant must, unless the defendant has already done so, file an answer within 21 days after the entry of such order, or within such shorter or longer time as the court may ...
Service on an out-of-state defendant can be made by certified mail through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. At least 6 weeks should be allowed for the return date when service is requested through the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
(b) “Counsel of record” includes a counsel or party who has signed a pleading in the case or who has notified the other parties and the clerk in writing that he or she appears in the case, or has endorsed a draft order of the court as provided in Rule .
The Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth's Service of Process Department will then serve notice of pending litigation to the defendant via certified mail. Requests for service may be submitted either electronically via the online portal or via mail.
Service on an out-of-state defendant can be made by certified mail through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. At least 6 weeks should be allowed for the return date when service is requested through the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
To withdraw or cancel your foreign Virginia LLC, you fill out Form LLC-1056, Certificate of Cancellation of a Certificate of Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Companyand file it with the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission by mail or in person.