The Blog
Plain answers about finding people and serving legal papers.
This is where Find and Serve Them answers the questions we hear most: how to locate someone you need to serve, how skip tracing works, and what happens when papers can’t be delivered. Each article is written by Ross Headley, who has spent more than 18 years in legal support services.
LAST UPDATED OCTOBER 2026
Latest articles
What Is Service by Publication, and When Can You Use It?
When you can’t find someone, some courts allow notice in a newspaper. Here’s how it works, what judges want to see, and why a skip trace usually comes first.
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How Do You Serve Someone When You Don’t Know Where They Live?
Start with a skip trace to find a current address, then have the papers delivered. Here’s what to do first and what to do if the person can’t be found.
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What Information Do You Need to Start a Skip Trace?
A name and a last known location are enough to begin. Here’s what else helps, and why a common name makes extra detail important.
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New articles go up regularly. We cover three areas:
Filing without an address
What to do when you need to file a lawsuit but can’t find the other side.
Skip tracing basics
How a search works, what you need to bring and what you get back.
Serving papers
Who can serve, what proof you get and how to avoid delays.
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