Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Washington
Sueing and serving papers
My mom is being sued, when the person came to serve the papers he gave them to someone else in the house besides her. Is that legal?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Sueing and serving papers
Yes it is. The rules allow for service to be made in
many ways, including leaving the papers at a person's
home with someone of "suitable age and discretion then
residing therein." Which means the papers cannot be left
with a small child or someone who is obviously suffering
from a mental illness or handicap. But if someone were
to serve papers to me by delivering them to my teen-age son,
service would be proper.
If your Mom has an attorney, then service on your Mom or someone
at her home is not proper ... service should be upon her
attorney.
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