On Demand: Serving Process or Giving Notice Outside of the U.S.

Topics:
  • Courts
  • Community Education/Outreach

People in other countries sometimes have to be given notice before a legal steps here can proceed, but serving legal documents on someone living in a foreign country can be complicated. This class covers the requirements of serving papers abroad using something called the Hague Service Convention.

Class covers:
• What is the Hague Service Convention?
• When does the Hague Service Convention apply?
• Procedures for service of papers outside the U.S. under the Hague Service Convention
• How to find out the proper method of service if the Hague Service Convention does not apply

Presented by:
Austin Stoub, Senior Librarian, Reference & Research, LA Law Library (http://www.lalawlibrary.org)