Family law papers, served with care
Agera Legal Services is a Miami-Dade certified process server based in Kendall. A good share of our work is family law: a petition for dissolution of marriage, papers about custody and time-sharing, child support papers, and the other documents that follow once a family case is open. We serve them for people handling their own case and for the attorneys who represent them.
These are hard papers to receive, and we treat every serve that way. Our servers are calm and brief, they do not discuss your case with the other party, and they do not hand papers to children. The goal is simple: the right person receives the papers, and you have a sworn record that shows it.
Our job stays narrow. You, or your attorney, prepare and file the papers. We deliver them and document every attempt. Questions about what to file, what to ask for or what happens next belong with a family law attorney.
Papers we serve
- Petitions for dissolution of marriage with the summons and the papers filed with them.
- Custody and time-sharing papers, including petitions to establish or change a parenting plan.
- Child support and alimony papers, including petitions to establish or modify support.
- Paternity papers served on each person named.
- Injunction-related papers that a court or a party asks us to serve.
- Subpoenas and other papers in a family case, at our regular levels.
We serve at homes, apartments and condo units across the county, and at a workplace when that is where the person can be reached. When the person is at work, our servers keep the delivery discreet.
How each family law serve is handled
Every attempt is logged in our field app at the door. The record holds the time, the GPS coordinates of the server and a photo of the address. Nothing is reconstructed from memory afterwards; the affidavit is written from that record.
Our servers deliver the papers to the person named, in person. You can add notes to the order, such as a description, a vehicle or the hours the person is usually home, and the server plans the attempts around them. If you share a home or a child with the person, tell us what to avoid and we will respect it.
Attempts are spread over different times of day. Every order includes up to 4 attempts at different times of day within your level's time, with a Saturday attempt when that time includes a Saturday.
Many Miami-Dade residents live behind a gate or in a condo tower. Section 48.031(7) requires a gated residential community, including a condominium association, to grant unannounced entry to a person attempting to serve a resident, and our servers carry court-issued identification for the gate or the desk. If a building refuses anyway, the refusal goes on the attempt record. Read more about serving in gated communities and condo towers.
Timing: pick the level that fits your case
Every order is placed at one of four turnaround levels. Service days are Monday to Saturday, counted from when we have the paid order and the papers. Completed means served, or all included attempts made. Every level includes up to 4 attempts, the client portal, status updates, email confirmation and the affidavit.
$60
Standard
First attempt within 72 hours, completed within 10 service days
$80
Rush
First attempt within 24 hours, completed within 5 service days
$100
Same Day
First attempt the same day, completed within 4 service days
$200
Same Day +
More than one attempt the same day, completed within 2 service days
The affidavit you receive
When the job is done you receive a notarized affidavit of service. It states who was served, the date and time, where, and how the service was made, in the form a Florida return of service takes under section 48.21. The photo and GPS record of each attempt are attached. If the person cannot be served after the included attempts, you receive an affidavit of due diligence that documents each attempt instead.
The affidavit appears in your client portal the moment it is signed, so you can keep it with your papers or send it to your attorney. Read more about what an affidavit of service is.
How to order
Order online in a few minutes: upload the papers, enter the name of the person to be served and the address, add any notes for the server, choose your level and pay. Your order details stay between you and our office. The order is confirmed by email, a server is assigned, and you can follow each attempt in the portal. Start your order, or call (786) 241-4146, Monday to Saturday.
Where we serve family law papers
We cover all of Miami-Dade County from our base in Kendall, including the city pages below. Each one describes how serving works in that part of the county.
- Kendall
- Miami
- Hialeah
- Doral
- Homestead
- Cutler Bay
- Miami Beach
- Coral Gables
- Miami Lakes
- Aventura
- Palmetto Bay
- Pinecrest
We also serve eviction notices for landlords, subpoenas for witnesses and records, small claims summons, gated communities and condo towers and papers from courts in other states. For prices on other papers, see what a process server costs in Miami.