Routine
$125
First attempt within 3 business days.
Each additional defendant at the same address: $80.
Process Serving · Tennessee
Tennessee Process Server for Law Firms
Have summonses, complaints and other court papers served anywhere in Tennessee, ordered and tracked from one account. Below: who can serve papers in Tennessee, 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 Tennessee
- Personal service or certified mail
The Davidson County summons forms provide returns for personal service by a sheriff or process server and for service by mail. Davidson County Circuit Court summons form ↗
Who
Who can serve papers in Tennessee
Tennessee summonses list the sheriff and a private process server among the methods of service. For example, the Davidson County (Nashville) Chancery Court summons offers certified mail, the Davidson County Sheriff, an out-of-county sheriff, and a private process server. Davidson County Chancery Court summons form ↗
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: The Davidson County summons return asks the sheriff or process server to state why, if they failed to serve the summons within 90 days after it was issued. Davidson County Circuit Court summons form (return of service) ↗
Proof
The proof of service in Tennessee
Return on the summons. The sheriff or process server completes the return of service on the summons, stating the date and manner of service, or why it was not served within 90 days. Davidson County Circuit Court summons form ↗
Your server's proof is built from the field record of the serve.
Price
What a Tennessee serve costs
Per person served, shown before you submit. Subscription plans take up to 20% off every serve.
Rush
$175
First attempt within 24 hours.
Same-day
$225
For papers that cannot wait.
Questions
Serving papers in Tennessee: questions
Can a private process server serve papers in Tennessee?
Yes. Tennessee summonses, such as the Davidson County Chancery Court form, list a private process server as a method of service alongside the sheriff and certified mail.
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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