Have the documents served
Give the process server (a professional or your friend or relative):
- two copies of all documents and attachments — one to give to the other person and one attached to the Affidavit of Service;
- the other person's address at home and at work;
- the other person's telephone number (so the process server can call to arrange a time for service); and
- a recent and accurate photograph of the other person if:
- you're serving a Notice of Family Claim (Form F3) or a Counterclaim (Form F5) in which a divorce is being applied for; and
- the process server doesn't know the other person; and
- you think the other person won't show photo identification (ID) to the process server.
The process server will have to ask the other party for photo ID at the time of service to prove that they knew they were serving on the right person.
If you don't have a photograph, give the process server a written physical description of the other person. Include height, hair colour, eye colour, and any other characteristics that might help the process server identify the other person.
The process server's role
The process server must then:
- compare the document copies to the originals to make sure they're the same;
- give one set of copies to the other person, and save the other set to attach to the affidavit;
- ask the other person for photo ID;
- make a note of the date and time where the documents were served (this information is needed for the affidavit); and
- record the number of the photo ID provided by the person being served.
Updated on 7 May 2019