◈ SERVING NOVA SCOTIA
Process serving means delivering a legal document to the person named in it, then proving that it happened. Nova Scotia’s Civil Procedure Rules require an originating document to be served on that person directly. That is the document that starts a court case.
First Defence serves documents across the province. We return a signed affidavit of service as soon as the job is done.
By email or in person, with the details of who needs served and where.
A process server locates the person and serves the documents directly, following the Civil Procedure Rules.
Date, time, location and outcome, whether service succeeded or not.
Signed and ready to file with the court, or an affidavit of attempted service if the person could not be located.
We serve documents across the province, from Halifax and Dartmouth out to Cape Breton and the Valley.
If the person you need served is avoiding it, tell us. A difficult serve is common, not unusual, and we plan around it.
Send the documents and the details of who needs served. Urgent serves do not have to wait for business hours.
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Every process server we use understands the Civil Procedure Rules. They know what a court will and will not accept as proper service.
Personal service does not require special authority for most documents, but getting it wrong can mean starting over. Dispatch runs 24/7, so an urgent serve does not have to wait for business hours.
A sworn, signed document confirming when, where and how a document was served. Courts rely on it to confirm that the other party was properly notified.
It depends on how easy the person is to locate. A straightforward serve can happen within days. Someone avoiding service takes longer.
We give you a realistic estimate once we have the details.
We keep attempting, log every effort, and can provide an affidavit of attempted service.
If service genuinely is not possible, we can talk through next steps, including a court application for substituted service.
Yes. We cover all of Nova Scotia from our Halifax office.
If service leads to enforcement, the same team handles the bailiff action.
Court orders enforced once service has been completed and a judgment granted.
Skip tracing to locate a person who cannot be found for service.
Licensed guarding from the same Halifax office.
A written read on where a property is exposed.
Tell us what you need covered and we will price it. One officer or a full program, guarding, patrols or an investigation. Quotes are free, itemized, and carry no obligation to proceed.
