Service by publication may be permitted in New Jersey by a judge’s order once a legal action is initiated against a defendant that is being evasive to accept the legal documents in person or by mail. Notice of publication is commonly used in divorce actions to serve divorce papers to a spouse who cannot be located. This process refers to official notification published in a routine newspaper and referred to as Service by Publication. This service of process method gives constructive notice to an intentionally absent or invasive defendant. Constructive notice assumes that the defendant receives the notice even when not delivered in person. The court considers publication effective whether or
If you need to serve legal documents and you have reason to believe that the person you want to serve is currently incarcerated, the first step to take is to locate the inmate. Find out in which facility the person is detained. You may search the county jail, state prison or federal prison. You may also search online by visiting the State Department of Corrections website if the person is in a state prison or you can search online on the Federal Bureau of Prison’s Inmate Locator. In either case, make sure to use the person’s full name for the search. Alternatively, you may call the facility directly and inquire if the person is an inmate there. The information you need to obtain is the name
