(SSSD)Serve your divorce order

You'll need

• a copy of your divorce order signed by a judge,
• the other person's last known mailing address, and
• Fax Cover Sheet (Form F95), if you fax the document

You must serve a copy of the divorce order on the other person as soon as possible, unless the court explicitly says that you don't have to. You can serve it by ordinary service.

What is ordinary service?

Ordinary service means the document can be:

• dropped off at a business or residential address,
• sent by regular mail,
• faxed with a Fax Cover Sheet (Form F95), or
• emailed.

The method you use will depend on the type of information the other person included in their address for service on their own court documents. You can only serve a document to an address they've listed. Since the other party didn't file a response, you might not have an address for service. If you don't, you must mail it to their last known address.

When is a document considered served by ordinary service?

A document that's emailed, faxed, or left at a person's address for service is considered served on that day if it's served at or before 4 pm on a business day (Monday to Friday). If it's left after 4 pm or on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, it's considered served on the next business day.

A mailed document is considered served one week after the day it was sent. If that day is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, it's considered served on the next business day.

You don't need to complete an Affidavit of Ordinary Service.