Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Family Law Procedure

What is service of process in a Florida family law case? When a petition for divorce is filed, for example, the spouse filing the petition is responsible for ensuring that the other spouse receives a copy of the petition. The other spouse must receive the petition in a manner allowed by law. The most common manner is service of process via a process server. In Florida, this is a person licensed to deliver lawsuit papers. A process server’s compliance with service rules was an issue in the case Becker v. Becker, 3D22-0352 (Fla. 3d DCA July 20, 2022).