| Service of Process |
Service of process is the procedure employed to give legal notice to a person (e.g. defendant) or entity (e.g. business) of a court or administrative body's exercise to enable that person to respond to the proceeding before the court, body or other tribunal. The process of fulfilling a serve. |
| Process |
Process is the general term for the legal document by which a lawsuit is started and the court asserts its jurisdiction over the parties and the controversy. It is the notice that is furnished by delivering a set of court documents (called "process") to the person to be served. |
| Service (Serve) |
The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena". |
| Affidavit |
Is a formal sworn statement of fact, signed by the declarant (who is called the affiant or deponent) and witnessed (as to the veracity of the affiant's signature) by a taker of oaths, such as a notary public. Affidavit of Service, also called a Proof of Service, is a signed document provided to you by your process server upon completion of serving your documents. Proof of Service states when, where, and who was served. |
| Client |
Someone requesting a serve (e.g. lawyer, paralegal). |
| Proof of Serve |
Documents the details of the serve completed by the server (i.e. Affidavit). |
| ServeCentral |
The web-based software application for managing the Service of Process. |
| Process Server |
The individual who performs the serve. |
| (www.serve-central.com) |
Website URL for the web-based application |
| SaaS |
Software as a Service; web-based software applications that reside on the internet |
