Service of Process for Divorce Actions

Once you have filed your divorce complaint with your county courthouse, you must provide service of process on the defendant, your spouse. Service is required to give notice to someone that they are a party to a legal action. Your divorce cannot proceed until your spouse has been served using one of the methods allowed by North Carolina law. North Carolina Service of Process Methods Service by certified mail is the most common method of serving divorce papers on your spouse. This is usually a cost-effective and convenient way to provide service of process. There are two downsides to this method. The first is that your spouse can refuse to sign the form indicating that they have accepted the divorce papers. If you know your spouse won’t sign the certified mail receipt, you may want to use another method. The other drawback of this method is that you have to know where your spouse is located. If you aren’t sure where your spouse is, you’ll have to try a…

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