Maryland Record of Service

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.

There are three ways to serve someone: by certified mail, sheriff, and private process. Select how you wish to have the Defendant served by checking the box on your Complaint form. The clerk creates a summons and mails it to the defendant. The clerk will collect a fee for this service.

There really is no difference. Both provide language indicating proof of service.

A proof of service is a court paper filed by a process server as evidence that she served the witness or party to the lawsuit with the court papers she was instructed to serve.

A Proof of Service is a signed piece of paper that verifies you have attempted to deliver a document regarding your case to parties involved in your bankruptcy case. The Proof of Service form used at this court is called a Proof of Service of Document.

That means that someone must personally serve (give) a copy of the forms to the person to be restrained. These forms vcannot be served by mail. Judicial Council of California, www.courts.ca.gov.

Defend yourself in court; File a cross claim, counter claim or third party claim; Assert that the Writ of Summons was not served properly; or. Simply ignore the debt collection case.

What to Do If You Receive a Writ of Summons. As the defendant, after receiving a writ, you must then decide if you wish to contest the claim. If you choose not to contest the claim, the plaintiff can apply for a judgment without trial.Subsequent to your appearance, you must then serve your defence on the plaintiff.

Once the court has accepted your complaint, a "Writ of Summons" will be issued and you must be sure the defendant is notified of the case through a legal procedure called service of process. The Writ of Summons has an expiration date, so pay close attention to the date by which you must have the defendant served.