For pro se litigants.
Plain-language service of process for people representing themselves in court. We serve the papers. We do not give legal advice.
If you're representing yourself in a court case, you still have to get the other party served. The court won't move your case forward without proof that the other side was notified, and how you serve someone is governed by specific rules — California's CCP §415.10 through §415.95. Servd handles the mechanical part of that. Tell us who needs to be served and where, pay a flat $99 (Standard tier), and we serve the papers and send you back a signed affidavit you can file.
The chat is built for someone who has never done this before. We ask for what we need in plain language — the other party's name, the address, your case number — and we explain anything that needs explaining. If you don't have the other party's address, we offer skip trace as an add-on ($80). If three attempts don't reach them, we'll explain sub-service and what to do next. We tell you what we did and when. You file the affidavit with the court.
Servd is not a law firm and we do not give legal advice. We will not tell you whether to sue, who to sue, what to file, or how strong your case is. If you have questions about your case, your court's self-help center is the right next stop — we link to the official self-help portal for your county in chat. If you would like a lawyer, you can hire one directly — Servd does not match, refer, or recommend attorneys. The decision is yours.
What we handle
The matters our intake chat is trained for. If your case looks like one of these, the workflow already knows it.
What's hard about this and how we handle it
The specific challenges the workflow is designed for.
Plain-language chat
No legalese. We ask for "the person you're serving" and "their address." We explain sub-service the first time it comes up. We tell you what each step does for your case timeline. We never assume you know what CCP §415.20 means.
Court self-help links built in
Every county in our coverage has a court self-help center — free, staffed, designed to help pro se litigants with procedural questions. Our chat links you directly to the relevant page when you ask something we can't answer.
Lawyer match if you want it
If you'd like a lawyer to look at your case, your state bar's lawyer-referral service or your court's self-help center is the right next stop. Servd does not match, refer, or recommend attorneys — that's a decision we leave entirely to you.
Clear pricing
Nationwide flat rate: Standard $99, Rush $159, Expedited (same-day) $229, Skip tracing $80. No surcharges. Mileage included up to 35 miles. The price you see is the price you pay.
We do not give legal advice
We will tell you what each service does mechanically. We will not tell you whether to file, what to file, or whether your case is good. That's a question for a lawyer or your court's self-help center. We say this up front because the line matters.
Services for this work
The Servd services most commonly used on these matters.
Questions
What paralegals and pro se litigants ask most often.
Will you tell me whether I have a case?
No. Servd is not a law firm and cannot give legal advice. For case-evaluation questions, your court's self-help center is a free resource. If you want an attorney to look at your case, you can hire one directly — Servd does not match, refer, or recommend lawyers.
Can you fill out the divorce forms for me?
No. We can deliver forms you've already filled out and filed with the court. We do not prepare court forms beyond mechanical entry of names and addresses on the proof-of-service paperwork itself.
How does serving someone actually work?
Our server goes to the address you give us and personally hands the papers to the named person. If that person isn't available after three tries, California rules allow leaving the papers with another adult at the same address (sub-service) — we'll explain when it comes up. We send you a signed affidavit that proves the serve happened.
What if I don't know where the other person lives?
We offer skip trace for $59. You give us what you know (last address, employer, phone, email), and we return a likely current address with a confidence score. We can then dispatch service to that address as one case.
Is my information private?
Your case information stays inside Servd's system. We do not sell data. Under California's CCPA you can request a copy of your data or have it deleted at any time. Affidavits are filed with the court and become court records.
Ready to start your for pro se litigants case?
The intake chat is built for this work. Drop the documents, confirm the caption, dispatch.