Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Texas

Can someone serve you a court summons on your answering machine? They left a court docut number and asked us to call a number but did not leave a court time, date or place? They stated that they had tried to serve papers with two failed attempts. I am home all day everyday and no one has been here?


Asked on 10/26/11, 4:54 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

No, a message on an answering machine is NOT valid service.

And don't call them back - don't make it easy on them.

Service of process is when somebody hands papers to you, in person (there are a few exceptions to this rule).

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Answered on 10/28/11, 10:38 am


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