Firefly1014
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA
I'm suing my ex-husband for contempt of court. I had my neighbor serve him the papers last night. She handed him the papers and said "You've been served". He said "I don't think so" and threw them in the street and drove off.
Now what? A friend said he's still been served. It's not my concern he chose to throw them in the street after receiving them. Kind of like when a policeman gives someone a traffic ticket. If the person decides to crumble up the ticket and throw it in the street, it's not the police officer's responsibility to retrieve the ticket for him.
Is that right? Although its not required, I'm going to have the neighbor sign the "Verification of Service" form at the notary's office, just to be certain, so there's no question from the court as to whether he's been served or not.
Most likely, he's going to claim he was never served and not show up on the court date. How's he going to even know the court date when he never opened the envelope to see?
I'm suing my ex-husband for contempt of court. I had my neighbor serve him the papers last night. She handed him the papers and said "You've been served". He said "I don't think so" and threw them in the street and drove off.
Now what? A friend said he's still been served. It's not my concern he chose to throw them in the street after receiving them. Kind of like when a policeman gives someone a traffic ticket. If the person decides to crumble up the ticket and throw it in the street, it's not the police officer's responsibility to retrieve the ticket for him.
Is that right? Although its not required, I'm going to have the neighbor sign the "Verification of Service" form at the notary's office, just to be certain, so there's no question from the court as to whether he's been served or not.
Most likely, he's going to claim he was never served and not show up on the court date. How's he going to even know the court date when he never opened the envelope to see?