quade 4 #1 April 6, 2015 I'm concerned this begins to set a bad legal precedent. QuoteA judge has granted a Brooklyn woman permission to serve her husband divorce papers via Facebook, but it's unclear if the decision will set a legal precedent for others who'd prefer to divorce the digital way. On March 27, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Matthew Cooper granted 26-year-old Ellanora Baidoo permission to serve her husband divorce papers via a Facebook private message after attempts to contact him proved unsuccessful. Source: http://www.cnet.com/news/woman-granted-permission-to-serve-divorce-papers-via-facebook/ Among my several concerns are, how does a person know for a fact they're serving the right person and what if the person being served claims he never got the summons / subpoena / divorce papers / whatever? Could the person being served just ignore it? If he does, could a judge then hold him in contempt?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #2 April 6, 2015 In some jurisdictions courts allow service of civil process via newspaper publication after all other attempts at service have been exhausted. This is just a logical modern extension of the same principle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #3 April 6, 2015 I thought "Substituted Service" only applied to small claims.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #4 April 7, 2015 Yep. Where actual notice might not pass for legal notice. Kind of odd My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #5 April 7, 2015 quadeI thought "Substituted Service" only applied to small claims. Not in every state. For example, in some states, upon formal request, some courts allow mortgage foreclosure actions to proceed via posting on the door of last known address, or newspaper + local legal journal publication, etc. 50 states plus D.C., 51 separate sets of civil practice rules. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #6 April 7, 2015 quadeI thought "Substituted Service" only applied to small claims. I believe they allow it for divorce in VA. I have seen several such statements in the local papers, although I haven't looked up the statute."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
