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Service Up-date Colombia
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: COLOMBIA
is not a signer of The Hague Service Convention.
The formal method for service in COLOMBIA is pursuant to the Inter-American
Letters Rogatory Convention on Service.
Service may be made by formal service through the Central Authority which
itself arranges for service by methods prescribed in that country.
Documents to be served in accordance with this method must
be translated into the official language of the country where the documents will
be served. See Letters Rogatory
below. Disadvantage:
Time delay and cost. INFORMAL
SERVICE:
Private process servers may serve documents in most countries.
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 Latin American countries.
Service sometimes may take several months but informal service is
generally much faster than the formal method.
Many 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. Since we pay the process server a bonus (at
our own expense) for prompt service, the normal delays are usually reduced.
Note: There may be serious delays in certain areas of the country
due to increasing civil unrest associated with drug trafficking.
Disadvantage:
Judgment may not be enforceable in the country where assets are locate. 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. The Inter-American Letters Rogatory Convention
on Service governs this method of service. If you anticipate attaching
assets in Colombia, you should strongly consider this procedure. This method is
time consuming, cumbersome, and should be used only when other options are not
available. The use of this method
is not recommended by the U.S. State Department, unless attachment of
assets will be necessary after obtaining a Judgment, 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: Informal = $1125.00 Formal = $1925.00
All
fess are per defendant/address
Translation:
$0.38 per word (proper
nouns not translated) declarations: 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 conducted all necessary research on 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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