Method And System For Service Of Process

Abstract

Methods and systems for service of process by which a client is automatically brought into contact with a process server authorized to serve process in a geographical jurisdiction in which process is to be served. The client communicates with a central processing station by telephone, internet or computer, and inputs into central processing station the telephone area code or the postal zip code corresponding to the geographical jurisdiction in which process is to be served. Process servers authorized to serve process in different geographical jurisdictions are registered in a database of the central processing station. The client, upon accessing the central processing station, enters either the telephone area code or the postal zip code corresponding to the geographical jurisdiction in which process is to be served. The central processing system then automatically places the client in contact, by telephone, internet or computer, with a process server registered in the database who is authorized to serve process in the geographical jurisdiction corresponding to the telephone area code or postal zip code designated by the client.

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