Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey
affidavit of personal service
my husband is doing a pro se stepparent adoption of my son.according to the papers we need an affidaqvit of personal service. do we need this when we submit the complaint or is this done after the filing? how do we go about doing the affidavit?
thank you
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: affidavit of personal service
I have to agree with Ms. Muller's response. You are better off having an attorney handle this because it is more efficient and it would be relatively inexpensive. However, should you want to continue to do this yourself then you can obtain the form from an attorney. Good luck.
Re: affidavit of personal service
it's usually better to have a lawyer do the legal paperwork. the court rule 4:4-7 applies to proof of service. the filed complaint is usually what is served on a defendant, or other interested party. it must be within the certain time of the return date, however. the affidavit form is available in any attorney's office. feel free to call me at 609 263-0089 if you have any further questions. good luck !!