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International
Service Up-date New Zealand
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: New
Zealand is not a signer of The Hague
Service Convention. However, for purposes of information only, countries that
are signatories to the treaty agree to abide by the specific provisions related
to 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 by methods prescribed in that country.
See Letters Rogatory below for formal procedures. Advantage:
Enforceable judgment. Disadvantage:
Possible time delay; 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 certain areas of New Zealand tend to lead to a slower pace and
less rigid work habits. Service sometimes may take a month, or longer, 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.
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 used for taking depositions only
and is time consuming, cumbersome, and should be used only when other options
are not available. The use of this
method results in habitual time delays of up to 6 months in the execution of
requests. Fees for this method of
service are generally higher than other methods. Advantage:
Used for taking deposition of unwilling witnesses
Disadvantage: Serious
time delays and costs. TRANSLATIONS:
Not needed for New Zealand since the official language is English. COSTS:
Service of process:
Informal =
$ 925.00
Letters Rogatory = $1975.00
All
fess are per defendant/address 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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