Currently in Ontario, anyone over 18 years old can serve legal documents and court papers. An advantage of using Motion Legal Service Limited is that we are a neutral third party that can provide evidence that there was either a successful or unsuccessful attempt(s) to serve the document on the opposite party. If it came down to it, the serving party would be able to call the process server as a witness to attest to the service of the document. Steps on serving documents on YouTube You Counsel on how to serve Court Documents in Ontario on YouTube

Our practice is to try the service immediately, within the next 24 to 48 hours, always coordinating with our clients. We give to our clients the opportunity to set down in our website the deadline date. Under the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedures, there are limitations periods for serving documents, depending on what type of document and the stage of the process. We closely monitor this period, which is extremely important to avoid the expiration of your claim. Currently, during the Covid-19 epidemic, a profound technological revolution has begun within our judicial system, aimed at simplifying, and streamlining judicial processes…

In most cases the person being served a document does not have to accept service to be considered effective or sufficient according to the Rules of Civil Procedures in Ontario. If the defendant or respondent comes to the door but refuses the papers being served, the process server may just have to leave them at their feet and then walk away. Service performed in this manner is “legally executed” as long targeted person is properly identified and described. Our process servers use worksheets to keep notes, records with details of their task, always available as exhibits in Court. Our clients…

It is always best to hire a professional process server to serve your Plaintiff's Claim, Statement of Claim, or Application, especially when it comes to claims in Small Claims Court and Superior Court. Generally, the judges will recognize the person serving the document and believe that the document was properly served. If you try to serve the document yourself and the defendant disputes the service, you may find it more difficult to prove that you did. Defendants will react unpredictably when served with a legal document, as Court can be an intimidating test to learn from. Having a professional process…

Yes, Motion Legal Services Limited will file your documents at the courthouse and we offer the services of filing papers at Court in the following jurisdictions: Don Mills, Etobicoke, Guelph, Hagersville, Kitchener, Markham, North York, Paris, Pickering, Richmond Hill, Scarborough, St. Catharines, Thornhill, Toronto, Weston, Woodbridge, Acton, Aurora, Bolton, Fonthill, Georgetown, Maple, New Market, Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Oshawa, Stouffville, Thorold, Waterloo, Whitby, Barrie, Bowmanville, Bradford, Caledon, Courtice, Dunnville, Elmira, Erin, Fergus, Fort Erie, Grand Valley, Jarvis, Keswick, London, New Hamburg, Orangeville, Port Colborne, Port Dover, Shelburne, Simcoe, St. Thomas, Stratford, Tillsonburg, Uxbridge, Welland, Woodstock, Ancaster, Burlington, Dundas, Fruitland, Greensville, Millgrove, Stoney…