If an attorney has filed suit against meand they don’t have my correct address, what other ways can they notify me?

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If an attorney has filed suit against meand they don’t have my correct address, what other ways can they notify me?

Asked on August 25, 2010 under Bankruptcy Law, Georgia

Answers:

S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 13 years ago | Contributor

If a process server is not able to obtain your current address to serve you with the summons and complaint (lawsuit), you can be served by publication.  Service by publication is running the notice of the lawsuit  in the legal notices section of the newspaper.  The amount of time that the notice has to run for effective service by publication varies from state to state.  Service by publication is valid service of process even if you are unaware of the notice in the newspaper and never see it.  Since your whereabouts are unknown, the notice might appear in a newspaper other than your local newspaper.  The notice will probably appear in a newspaper in the jurisdiction (area) where the lawsuit is filed. 


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