Process Service in a BC Divorce

In a BC sole divorce it is necessary to have a copy of the filed Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim served on your spouse personally. If you are the Plaintiff, you must arrange for a copy of these documents to be served on your spouse by having someone other than you give a copy of them to your spouse in person.

The person serving your spouse must provide you with a sworn affidavit of service, which you must file with the court. The affidavit of service sets out the details of the service and confirms to the court that your spouse has been personally notified that you are filing for divorce in BC.

Arranging for the Process Service of your Spouse

Any adult, other than yourself, can serve your spouse. You can ask a friend to serve your spouse and save on process service fees. For complete do-it-yourself instructions including preparation of the affidavit of service required by the British Columbia court click here.

Private process servers can be hired to serve your spouse. The process server will usually provide the affidavit of service. If you hire a process server, they will ordinarily require the following information about your spouse:

• The address to serve your spouse,
• Any contact information you may have,
• A photograph of your spouse for identification, and
• Two copies of the filed Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim.

Our Process Service

Our process service includes the personal service of your spouse and a fully prepared and ready-to-file BC Affidavit of Service backed up by our 100% Money-Back Guarantee. We charge a flat rate based upon the area that your spouse is served in. We do not charge extra for mileage or less than three attempts.

Our Easy 3 Step Process

It's easy to arrange the personal service of your spouse with our 3 step process:

1. purchase your service. When you are ready to begin select your service and place your order. If you do not see your service area, please contact us for a quote.

2. tell us about your spouse. Send us the information for service of your spouse such as address, telephone number, photograph and two copies of the filed Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim.

3. file the affidavit of service Our support team will arrange for the personal service of your spouse. When the service is complete we will provide a sworn copy of the affidavit of service. All you do is file the affidavit of service with the British Columbia court. That's all there is to it!

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