What “Serving The Defendant” Means
Service of process is the formal legal delivery of the lawsuit to the defendant — in Texas, by sheriff, constable, or authorized private process server, with alternatives (substituted service, service on registered agents for companies) when defendants are evasive.
Why It Matters in Your Texas Case
Service starts the defendant’s answer clock and the court’s jurisdiction; done wrong, it can unwind everything after it. Corporate defendants are served through registered agents we locate through state records; evasive individuals meet motion practice authorizing substituted service. It’s procedure — invisible when done right — and McKay Law simply does it right, so the case’s momentum never stalls on a technicality the defense would love.
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