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Personal Service Delivering a summons, complaint, or other legal document which must be served by handing it directly to the person named in the document.

Return of Service Written proof under oath by a process server saying that they delivered legal documents (such as a summons and complaint).  "Return of Service" is also referred to as "Proo...

Judgment debtor The person(s), company or group who owes a specific amount of money according to the Court’s order.

Serve To give court paperwork that starts a court case or is part of a court case to the person that is being sued or the other person in the case.  This is done by a person who isn't involv...

District Court District Courts hear civil cases in any amount, as well as domestic relations, criminal, juvenile, probate, and mental health cases....

Lien A claim that a person has upon the property of another as security for a debt owed.