An order by the court that a document which is usually required to be served personally can be served in another way eg: by post, fax or leaving a document with a family member• Civil Courts• Divorce
Service of process on a party by leaving the court papers with someone other than a party to the lawsuit; valid only if certain specified procedures are followed.
Where court documents cannot be served on the debtor by registered post, an application is made to the Court for an Order directing that they be served by ordinary post, or personally
Substituted Service is serving legal documents with an adult resident of the home of the individual being served, or a management level employee of a business.
Service of process upon a defendant in any manner authorized by statute - other than personal service within the jurisdiction - as by publication, by mailing a copy to his last known address, or by personal service in another state.
A method for the formal delivery of court papers that takes the place of personal service when, for some reason, the person to be served either cannot be found or is avoiding service.
If a party appears to be avoiding service of court documents, a request may be made with the court to, instead of personal service (i.e. giving the document directly to the person), that the document be published in a local newspaper, served on a person believed to frequent the person or mailed to his (or her) last known address.