Glen Burnie, MD asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Maryland

Q: can I serve a show cause order via Facebook if I’m having problems serving the person in person and mail and the sherif

I have made several attempts too have the defendant served with a show cause order I have mailed certified 7 times went too her job contacted friends and family and been too her home in which she was home looking out the window while my friend was knocking on the door. She refused too answer.

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Mark Oakley
Mark Oakley
Answered
  • Rockville, MD
  • Licensed in Maryland

A: No. Pay $50-75 to have a private professional process server make service, and if the defendant continues to evade service, the process server will prepare an affidavit of the attempts to serve and reasons why they believe the defendant is deliberately avoiding service. Based on that affidavit, you can file a motion for alternative service, requesting a court order to allow service by first class mail and posting a copy on her door.

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