Why Process Servers are Essential in the Legal Process

If you’ve ever been served by a process server, you’ve probably wondered why the court uses them in the first place. Can’t anyone deliver paperwork? Well, the truth is, process servers accomplish a lot more than just handing off court documents to their intended recipient. You’ll likely be surprised to know process servers uphold one of our nation’s fundamental civil rights, along with keeping the court system flowing as smoothly as possible. In this post, we’ll discuss why process servers are so important to our country’s and state’s legal system.

Process Servers Give Everyone Time to Prepare

A process server’s main job is to deliver court paperwork to all parties involved. This paperwork must be delivered within a specific timeline. Process servers ensure that all paperwork makes it to its intended destination well within the set deadline, giving the case litigants and witnesses ample time to prepare their defense/testimony. If process servers did not serve court documents in this manner, many court dates would be missed, possibly with costly results for whoever didn’t realize they had to appear in court.

Process Servers Stop Court Schedule Logjams

The courts here in Fulton County deal with thousands of cases every single day. Without proper organization, things would get very messy, very quickly. Process servers help ensure that court dates aren’t on the calendar for no reason by notifying everyone who is supposed to appear in court of exactly when, where, and why they must appear. This prevents the court calendar from becoming too backed up with missed and rescheduled cases. It also prevents defendants and witnesses from claiming they did not know about the upcoming court date, since reputable process servers will always provide verifiable proof of service with every service completion.

Process Servers Prevent Default Judgments 

Ever wonder what would happen in your case if you just didn’t show up? If a defendant chooses to be absent for their assigned court date, even after proper notification from a process server, then the judge in the case could issue a default judgment for the plaintiff. A default judgment gives the plaintiff what they are asking for which could be devastating to the defendant, depending on the nature of the case. Process servers try to stop this from happening by giving defendants ample time to prepare their defenses and fight the accusations against them.

Process Servers Uphold the Right of Due Process

If you remember anything about the U.S. Constitution, you might recall hearing about due process. Due process is a constitutional right that ensures citizens and others are treated fairly in the U.S. court system and that their rights not be removed without said fair treatment. Due process is specifically discussed in the 5th and 14th amendments to the Constitution. Process servers uphold this fundamental right by promoting the fair treatment of litigants through proper notifications.

Professional Process Servers in Atlanta

If you need a reputable, reliable process server anywhere in Fulton County, look no further than the ace team of servers at Accurate Serve® of Atlanta. Trained to handle all cases with diplomacy, discretion, and a level of professionalism unmatched by other server agencies, we prove every day why process servers are an integral part of Georgia’s legal system. To find out more, call us at (404) 924-4838 or send us a work request online.