SERVICE INFORMATION

IF YOU ARE SUING AN INDIVIDUAL:

Obtain the proper name and street address of the individual. If the spouse will be included in the suit, obtain the proper name and street address of the spouse. First names must be used and any alias names, if known.

IF YOU ARE SUING A CORPORATION:

You must know the correct name of the corporation and the state in which it is incorporated.

Obtain the name and address of an officer of the corporation: the president, vice-president, etc.., or in the absence of any of these, the name and address of the business agent residing in this state, or the name of the resident agent transacting business for the corporation in this state. To find this information, you may write or call:

IF YOU ARE SUING A PARTNERSHIP:

Obtain the names and addresses of all the partners.

GENERAL INFORMATION

VENUE:

The law gives the person filing a lawsuit the right to sue in any of serval places. If a lawsuit is filed in the wrong venue, the Court may direct that the case be transferred to the correct venue or may direct that the case be dismissed. A proper location or venue may be one of the following:

• Where the contract was entered into.
• If suit is on an unsecured promissory note, where the note is signed and the maker resides.
• If the suit is to recover property or to foreclose a lien, where the property is located.
• Where the event giving rise to the suit occurred.
• Where any one or more of the defendant(s) resides(s).
• Any location agreed to in a contract.

Also, in an action for money due, if there is no agreement as to where suit may be filed, proper venue lies in the county where payment is to be made.

Many individuals, partnerships, and corporations do business under a fictitious name, such as:

• John Jones, dba Book World
• John Jones, Bill Smith, a partnership, dba Jones & Smith Plumbing
• ABC, Incorporated, a Florida corporation dba Snack Shop