LCOR Process Service Policy

How we serve, document, and (when needed) escalate to substituted service. Clear, consistent, and built to hold up if a file goes to court.

1. Service Threshold — The "Rule of Three"

• Initial package: standard service includes a maximum of 3 attempts at a single address.
• Scheduling: attempts must be performed across at least two distinct time windows to demonstrate due diligence (e.g. one morning/mid-day attempt and one evening or weekend attempt).
• Documentation: every attempt is logged with specific detail — time, date, observations of the property, and the result of the attempt.

2. Additional Service Attempts

• Pricing: after the initial 3 attempts are exhausted, the client may request additional attempts at $25.00 per attempt.
• Admissibility: all additional attempts are logged with the same level of detail as the initial attempts, so they remain admissible for a future Affidavit of Attempted Service.

3. Policy for Substituted Service

• Trigger: once the initial attempts (or authorized additional attempts) are completed without success, LCOR moves the file status to "Administrative / Legal Prep."
• Affidavit production: at that stage we prepare an Affidavit of Attempted Service for the client to use when applying to the court for an order for substituted service.
• Note on mail: registered mail is not a valid method of service unless explicitly ordered by a judge. LCOR will not use mail as a substitute unless a court order is provided.

4. Exception Clause

If a server obtains "hard evidence" of evasion — for example, visual confirmation of the target, or credible confirmation that the target is inside and refusing service — LCOR reserves the right to cease attempts immediately and prioritize preparation of the Affidavit of Attempted Service, to expedite the client's court application.

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