Routine
$120
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $75.
Process Serving · Delaware
Delaware Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in Delaware, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in Delaware, how service is made, the deadlines, the proof of service form and our prices.
Process serving through Legal Hub Group is for law firms, attorneys and their staff. Representing yourself? Our sister company Famous Legal Services handles serves for individuals.
How it is done
How papers are served in Delaware
- Personal service
Delivering a copy of the summons, complaint and affidavit to the individual personally, or to an agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process. Del. Super. Ct. Civ. R. 4(f)(1)(I) ↗
- Leaving papers at the home
Leaving copies at the individual's dwelling house or usual place of abode with someone of suitable age and discretion who lives there. Del. Super. Ct. Civ. R. 4(f)(1)(I) ↗
Who
Who can serve papers in Delaware
In the Superior Court, process is delivered for service to the sheriff of the county named in the praecipe or to a person especially appointed by the court to serve it. Del. Super. Ct. Civ. R. 4(a) ↗
A private process server serves Superior Court process under a special appointment by the court. Del. Super. Ct. Civ. R. 4(a), (e) ↗
Timelines
How fast, and the court's deadline
Our first-attempt promises:
- Routine: First attempt within 3 business days.
- Rush: First attempt within 24 hours.
- Same-day: for papers that cannot wait.
Every attempt shows in your account as soon as the server logs it.
The court's deadline for service: If the summons and complaint are not served within 120 days after the complaint is filed and the plaintiff cannot show good cause, the action is dismissed as to that defendant without prejudice. Del. Super. Ct. Civ. R. 4(j) ↗
Proof
The proof of service in Delaware
Return of process. The person serving the process makes a return to the court promptly after service, and in any event on the return day. Del. Super. Ct. Civ. R. 4(g) ↗
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a Delaware serve costs
Per person served, shown before you submit. Subscription plans take up to 20% off every serve.
Rush
$170
First attempt within 24 hours.
Same-day
$220
For papers that cannot wait.
Questions
Serving papers in Delaware: questions
Who can serve process in Delaware Superior Court?
The county sheriff, or a person the court especially appoints to serve it (Del. Super. Ct. Civ. R. 4(a)).
How long do you have to serve in Delaware?
120 days after the complaint is filed; without good cause the action is dismissed as to that defendant without prejudice (Del. Super. Ct. Civ. R. 4(j)).
Keep reading
Guides to serving papers
- Who Can Accept Served Papers?
- How to Serve Someone Court Papers Without an Address
- Can You Serve Someone Yourself?
- What Happens If You Are Not Properly Served?
- Can Court Papers Be Served by Mail?
- What Does a Process Server Do?
- How Much Does a Process Server Cost?
- What Is a Return of Service?
- What Is a Declaration of Non-Service?
- What Is Insufficient Service of Process?
Serving in another state? See process serving in every state.
General information, not legal advice. The rules above are the ones in force when we checked them (October 2026); the court and the cited rules control.
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