Free Legal Form Oregon - Certificate of Service

Free Legal Form Oregon - Certificate of Service

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Forms for Dissolution (Divorce) and Dissolution of Registered Domestic Partnership for Petitioners with Children

Certificate of Service for Oregon

(ORCP 7D(2))
□ (a) Personal Service
□ (b) Substitute Service
□ (c) Office Service
□ (d) Service by Mail

Personal Service:
a. By Process Server: Take a copy of your papers to the sheriff’s office in the county where Respondent is located and have a sheriff’s officer serve the papers. The sheriff’s office charges a fee for service. You can also hire a private process server of your choice.
b. By a Non-Party: Have a competent* person 18 years or older who is a resident of Oregon and who is not a party to the case (Petitioner or Respondent), nor the lawyer of a party, serve the papers. The server cannot be an employee of any party. If the respondent is outside of Oregon, the server can be a resident of the state where the respondent is. If you have safety concerns, have the sheriff perform service.
*competent means a person who can understand, remember, and tell others about an event.
A Certificate of Service must be filed with the court by whoever serves the respondent. The certificate must include the date of service and the name of the person served.

Substituted Service: The process server may leave the papers at the respondent’s residence (where he or she normally lives) with someone 14 years or older who lives there. The process server must also mail a copy of the papers (with a statement of the date, time, and place that the papers were served) to the respondent by first class mail. Make sure the process server completes a Certificate of Service. The date of service is the day the first class mailing is put in the mail.

Office Service: The process server may leave the papers with someone in charge of the respondent’s office or normal workplace. The process server must also mail a copy of the papers (with a statement of the date, time, and place that the papers were served) to the respondent by first class mail. Make sure the process server completes a Certificate of Service. The date of service is the day the first class mailing is put in the mail.

By Mail: First, the process server must send the papers to the respondent’s home or business address by first class mail. Second, the server must send a copy by certified mail, return receipt requested. The
process server must file proof of service with the court, including the signed green card, date of receipt, and item number along with a Certificate of Service. If the green card is not returned or if someone other than the respondent signed for it, then service by mail was not effective and you must try another type of service. The date of service is the day the respondent signs the returned green card.

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