by DGR Legal | Electronic Service of Process
Yet again the courts have made it clear in order for service of process via Facebook to be approved, proof of authentication and active use of the profile are needed. In a recent denial of request to serve by Facebook in a divorce matter, a Brooklyn judge ruled the...
by DGR Legal | Electronic Service of Process
In an article recently published by the New Jersey Law Journal, we lay out the increasing use of service via Facebook in matrimonial cases. For those of you who don’t have an account for the NJLJ, below is the full-text. by Amanda Sexton and Bari Weinberger,...
by DGR Legal | Electronic Service of Process
In yet another case, service of process via Facebook has been granted in an international case, this time by the United States District Court in Maryland. In Lipenga v. Kambalame a suit was filed against a Malawian diplomat. The plaintiff was unable to find a personal...
by DGR Legal | Electronic Service of Process
The recent OASIS proposal has moved along an existing conversation by the CALSPro association and has resulted in the inclusion of electronic service of process in their best practices. The OASIS proposal seeks to suggest the use of e-service as well as set standards...
by DGR Legal | Electronic Service of Process
A court has granted the first ever instance of the use a text message to serve an individual. The temporary protective custody order was issued by Judge Laura Cordero of the District of Columbia. As part of the complaint against the defendant, the plaintiff cited many...
by DGR Legal | Electronic Service of Process
In yet another instance of service of process through social media, a judge has allowed a Brooklyn woman to serve divorce papers upon her husband. Most of the news coverage about the issue has focused mainly on the fact the service was allowed through Facebook. While...
