Routine
$150
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $95.
Process Serving · Florida
Florida Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in Florida, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in Florida, 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 Florida
- Personal service
Delivering a copy of the process, with a copy of the complaint or other initial pleading, to the person to be served. Fla. Stat. § 48.031(1)(a) ↗
- Leaving papers at the home
Leaving the copies at the person's usual place of abode with anyone living there who is 15 or older, and telling them what the papers are. Fla. Stat. § 48.031(1)(a) ↗
- Service on a spouse
Substituted service on the person's spouse may be made anywhere in a county by an authorized server, if the case is not an adversarial proceeding between the spouse and the person, among other conditions. Fla. Stat. § 48.031(2)(a) ↗
Who
Who can serve papers in Florida
Process is served by the sheriff of the county where the person is found, except that nonenforceable civil process (such as a summons) may also be served by a special process server appointed by the sheriff or by a certified process server. Fla. Stat. § 48.021(1) ↗
The chief judge of each judicial circuit may keep an approved list of certified process servers who meet the requirements of section 48.29; each is subject to annual recertification. Sheriffs may separately appoint special process servers. Fla. Stat. §§ 48.27(1), 48.021(2) ↗
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 initial process and the initial pleading are not served on a defendant within 120 days after the pleading is filed, the court must order service within a set time, dismiss without prejudice, or drop that defendant; it must extend the time for good cause or excusable neglect. Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.070(j) ↗
Proof
The proof of service in Florida
Return-of-service form. The server notes on a return-of-service form the date and time the process came to hand and was served, the manner of service, the name of the person served and every document served, and signs it. Fla. Stat. § 48.21(1) ↗
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a Florida serve costs
Per person served, shown before you submit. Subscription plans take up to 20% off every serve.
Rush
$200
First attempt within 24 hours.
Same-day
$250
For papers that cannot wait.
Questions
Serving papers in Florida: questions
Who can serve a summons in Florida?
The county sheriff, a special process server appointed by the sheriff, or a certified process server on the chief judge's approved list (Fla. Stat. §§ 48.021, 48.27).
Can someone else at the home accept papers in Florida?
Yes. The papers can be left at the person's usual place of abode with anyone living there who is 15 or older, after telling them what the papers are (Fla. Stat. § 48.031(1)(a)).
How long do you have to serve in Florida?
120 days after the initial pleading is filed, extended for good cause or excusable neglect (Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.070(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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