Process Serving
Professional service of legal documents across Ontario.
What is included
- Serving your documents on the person or business named, by a method the rules allow
- Attempts at the address or addresses you give
- A sworn affidavit of service setting out when, where and how the documents were served
- Telling you if service could not be completed, and what was tried
What is not included
- Court or tribunal filing fees and other disbursements
- Drafting the documents or giving advice on them, unless agreed as a separate service
- Appearing in court or at a hearing
- Filing or service outside Ontario
Who this service is for
- People who must serve a claim, application or notice on another party
- Lawyers, paralegals and businesses that need documents served in Ontario
Information to have ready
- 1The documents to be served, ready to deliver
- 2The full name and address of the person or business
- 3A description or photo of the person, if you have one
- 4Times or places where they can usually be found
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost?
The fee is $75 plus 13% HST ($84.75 in all) for the work described on this page. Court, tribunal or government fees and other disbursements are extra. We confirm the scope and the fee in a written retainer agreement before any work starts.
What happens when I check out?
You book a time for your intake call, then save a card on Stripe's secure page. Nothing is charged today: the card is only charged later, for an invoice for work already done, as your retainer agreement sets out. A licensed paralegal confirms the details, checks for conflicts of interest and, if we can act for you, sends the retainer agreement. Fees paid before the work is done are held in our trust account.
What is an affidavit of service?
A sworn statement by the person who served the documents, saying when, where and how service was made. Courts and tribunals often require it as proof.
Can documents be served by email or mail?
Sometimes. Each court and tribunal sets the methods allowed for each document, and some documents need personal service. We check the rule for yours.
What if the person avoids service?
We tell you what attempts were made. You may then be able to ask the court for an order allowing another way of serving.
General information only, not legal advice. NEO Legal Services Professional Corporation is a licensed paralegal firm regulated by the Law Society of Ontario.
Important limitations
- The service covers filing or service only, not advice on the documents
- A court office may refuse a document that is not in the required form
- Filing and service deadlines are set by the rules, so documents need to reach us in time to meet them
- In a court or tribunal where a licensed paralegal may not act for you, such as the Superior Court of Justice outside Small Claims Court, the service covers only filing or serving documents you or your lawyer prepared, with no advice on them.
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