Dissolution of marriage
Initial service of issued divorce papers when personal service is required.
FLORIDA FAMILY-LAW PROCESS SERVICE
Family-law process service with clear handling from request to return.
Family cases can involve sensitive addresses, changing households and time-sensitive court activity. DocketServe accepts family-law service requests within current coverage and keeps the issued papers, recipient details, attempts and return tied to the same request.
Current public coverage includes Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Orange, Osceola, Polk and Hillsborough Counties. Each request is reviewed for address, documents, timing and available capacity.
WHAT THIS SERVICE INVOLVES
Start with the issued family-court papers and the best current service information.
Family-law service may involve a petition and summons at the start of a case or other papers that require personal service under the applicable rule or court order. Your legal team should identify what needs personal service; the service request should then carry the exact recipient name, issued documents and lawful location information.
If the other party has moved, stays with relatives, works at a known employer or has more than one possible address, identify what is known and what is uncertain. The field record should not turn assumptions into facts.
COMMON REQUESTS
Family matters that may create a service request
Paternity and parenting matters
Petitions, summonses and related process as directed by the court and applicable rules.
Supplemental or enforcement proceedings
Later-stage papers when the applicable rule, statute or court order requires personal service.
Related subpoenas
Witness subpoenas or records subpoenas should be submitted through the subpoena-service workflow.
BEFORE DISPATCH
Information that helps on a sensitive family matter
- Exact recipientUse the name shown on the court papers and note any reliable aliases separately.
- Current address statusState whether the address is confirmed, recent, uncertain or one of several possible locations.
- Household/access notesProvide gate, apartment, building, employer or other factual access details you already know.
- All required papersUpload the full service packet rather than summarizing what the documents say.
- TimingIdentify known court dates or service timing supplied by counsel or the court.
- PrivacyDo not place protected or highly sensitive information in a general contact message; use the service-request workflow for matter documents.
MATTER-SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS
Personal service and constructive service are not interchangeable.
Florida family-law rules address process and also recognize constructive service in specified circumstances. If a party cannot be located, the legal team—not the process server—determines whether diligent-search and publication procedures are available and sufficient for the particular case.
DocketServe is most useful when the requesting party has a personal-service request ready for field work, with the recipient and location information separated from legal strategy.
COVERAGE & PRICING
Confirm the service address, then submit the matter.
DocketServe currently publishes local coverage across seven Florida counties. The service address—not the courthouse or law-firm address—determines which local coverage page is relevant.
Standard$75Published starting scope; up to three attempts under current terms.
Rush$150Published 48-hour turnaround for accepted rush scope.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Questions about family law service.
Do you handle divorce and paternity service?
DocketServe can evaluate personal-service requests for divorce, paternity, parenting and related family-law matters within current coverage. Acceptance depends on the documents, location and applicable service instructions.
What if the other party moved recently?
Provide the most current factual information you have, including whether an address is confirmed or only a possible lead. If there are multiple lawful locations, identify them separately.
Can DocketServe tell me when publication is legally sufficient?
No. Constructive service is a legal-procedure issue. Counsel or the requesting party must determine whether the requirements for publication or another alternative method are satisfied.
RELATED MATTER TYPES
Related Florida process-service guides.
Ready to submit the service request?
Add the recipient, service address, timing and documents in DocketServe. The request will be reviewed against current coverage and scope.