myshell003
New Member
I filed an application for child support services with the Department of Revenue in Orange County, Florida, in October of 2009. My case falls under paternity because my ex is not listed on my son's birth certificate.
My case was turned over to the county's legal team in February, and the case was filed in court. At the time the case was filed, my ex's last name was entered into the system incorrectly. There was an assigned attorney listed on my case with a phone number, so I contacted her office to address the misspelled name and was told to take the issue up with the Clerk of Court by whoever answered the phone. I have sent a letter to the Clerk of Court to address the name issue but have not heard anything back yet.
On 2/12/2010, a summons was issued for my ex. It came back as unserved on 4/14/2010. My ex works a job with unusual hours. I know all the information on him - times and where he works, when he'll be home, etc, but because I don't interact with anyone regarding my case, I haven't had a chance to share this information other than where he works.
I understand that an alias summons will be issued in a few months. However, my ex is moving right around that time, and I am afraid that the alias summons will go unserved as well.
My questions are:
1 - What, if anything, can I do to help this process along?
2 - Can I hire a process server myself even though the case is being handled by the county?
3 - What happens if the alias summons and additional summons are unserved? Will my case eventually be dismissed if they cannot serve my ex?
4 - Could the last name being spelled wrong have anything to do with the summons being returned unserved? (The online record system has no information other than it was unserved.)
Thank you for all your help.
My case was turned over to the county's legal team in February, and the case was filed in court. At the time the case was filed, my ex's last name was entered into the system incorrectly. There was an assigned attorney listed on my case with a phone number, so I contacted her office to address the misspelled name and was told to take the issue up with the Clerk of Court by whoever answered the phone. I have sent a letter to the Clerk of Court to address the name issue but have not heard anything back yet.
On 2/12/2010, a summons was issued for my ex. It came back as unserved on 4/14/2010. My ex works a job with unusual hours. I know all the information on him - times and where he works, when he'll be home, etc, but because I don't interact with anyone regarding my case, I haven't had a chance to share this information other than where he works.
I understand that an alias summons will be issued in a few months. However, my ex is moving right around that time, and I am afraid that the alias summons will go unserved as well.
My questions are:
1 - What, if anything, can I do to help this process along?
2 - Can I hire a process server myself even though the case is being handled by the county?
3 - What happens if the alias summons and additional summons are unserved? Will my case eventually be dismissed if they cannot serve my ex?
4 - Could the last name being spelled wrong have anything to do with the summons being returned unserved? (The online record system has no information other than it was unserved.)
Thank you for all your help.
