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How do I serve someone with a divorce or family court documents in prison❓

It can be difficult to serve a divorce or any other Family Court document on a person, especially if they are in prison. Rule 7.10 of the Family Law Rules 2004 (Cth) provides that a document that is required to be personally served on a prisoner must be served by special service on the person in charge of the prison (this is usually the Warden) on the person’s behalf.

If an Acknowledgment of Service is required to be signed (such as in the case of personally serving an Application for Divorce), the person in charge of the prison should make it clear on the Acknowledgement of Service that they have signed as “person in charge of the prison” and the server must set out the circumstances of service in the Affidavit of Service.

If you require documents to be served on a person in prison, please contact our friendly team for further information and how our team may assist you 📞

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