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International
Service Up-date Belarus
Process
Service Network is one of a few firms that specializes in
international service of process and offers competitive rates on foreign
services. Here is a summary of the
methods available for service outside the United States and a specific proposal
for the requested nation.
Our job is to cut through the bureaucracy and red tape to get the service
completed with as little delay as possible.
Since we have been in business for 28 years, we have developed close
working relationships with key individuals in most countries throughout the
world. The founder and President of
Process
Service Network was a Political Science major in
college with a focus on international relations and is actively involved in a
worldwide organization through which he has developed business and personal
relationships in over 80 nations worldwide. FORMAL
SERVICE:
BELARUS
is a signer of the Hague Service Convention that governs service of
process to be effected between participating nations. Service may be made by formal service through the Central
Authority which itself arranges for service.
Documents to be served in accordance with this method must
be translated into the official language where the documents will be served.
The time frame can range from 2 to 5 months. We provide any necessary
formal Declarations to satisfy the Court of the progress of the service.
IF ATTACHMENT OF ASSETS IN BELARUS IS ANTICIPATED, THIS IS THE
RECOMMENDED METHOD. Advantage:
Enforceable judgment and cost.
INFORMAL
SERVICE:
Private process servers may serve documents in most countries, whether a
signer of The Hague Service Convention, or not.
Service is normally handled in a manner similar to methods used in the
United States, although completion of the service usually takes longer. Customs
and traditions in other countries tend to lead to a slower pace and less rigid
work habits, particularly in that region of the world.
Service sometimes may take several months but informal service is
generally faster than the formal method. Most
process servers who we employ are off-duty police officers or other government
officials who are able to, in certain cases, exercise their official capacity to
complete the service. It should be noted that private process servers, even
off-duty officials, are subject to corruption and there is no guarantee that
they will properly complete the service. This
method is not recommended. Disadvantage:
Judgment may not be enforceable in the country where assets are located. LETTERS
ROGATORY:
Letters Rogatory is a request from a court in the United States to
a court in a foreign country requesting international judicial assistance
related to service of process. This method is time consuming, cumbersome, and should
be used only when other options are not available.
It should be used if this is the only defendant and if attachment
of assets will be necessary only in that country. The use of this method is not
recommended by the U.S. State Department given the habitual time delays of up to
2 years in the execution of requests. Fees
for this method of service are generally 100-500% higher than other methods. Advantage:
In effect, creates a case in the country where the documents are served
and makes judgment enforceable.
Disadvantage: Serious
time delays and costs. TRANSLATIONS:
Some countries require the documents to be translated into the official
language of the nation where they are to be served.
The U.S. State Department recommends translation, but it is not a
requirement unless the formal method is used.
It is possible, although rare, that a demurer could be filed based upon
lack of understanding by the defendant as to the nature and meaning of
un-translated documents. COSTS: Service of process: Formal = $ 485.00
Letters Rogatory =
$1975.00
All
fess are per defendant/address
Translation:
$0.38 per word (proper
nouns not translated) We will be
pleased to give you an exact rate if you provide a copy of the documents, in
advance DISCLAIMER:
The information
contained herein is provided for general information only and may not be
accurate at the time of service in a particular case or country. Questions involving specific services should be directed to
our office. Care should be
exercised in choosing the method of service (formal/informal) if eventual
enforcement of a U.S. judgment is anticipated in the country where the documents
are to be served. No legal advice
is intended in the statements contained herein.
Assignments for international service of process are accepted on the
basis that the assigning law firm has researched all applicable laws.
Process Service Network
and its agents assume no liability for its actions in the course of any phase of
the service of process assignment. |
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