Ex-husband uses Custody Ex-Change as opportunity to serve papers

[lgnha68]

This evening, during custody exchange at a public location, my ex-husband attempted to have me served papers. When the process server attempted to push papers thru my window, I was successful in preventing him from keeping them within the car and drove away. While this may have been a knee jerk reaction, it was one reflective of the climate that has been created by an extremely poor relationship. I was able to pick up my son albeit having to watch my ex-husband and his father smiling on the sidewalk and looking at the "papers" blow around in the parking lot. Please advise on what I do next...... I surmise that my forever unemployed ex-husband is attempting to seek additional monies to have me finance his recent Harley Davidson purchase and unemployed state. We share joint custody and I already pay alimony. I should also add that he has placed multiple calls to CPS with false allegations against me and my new husband. The first two cases have been closed with the 3rd one to be closed imminently, all unfounded. The last accusation was that I left my son alone in the house for 3 days ALONE (my son is 9)!!!!!!!

 

[Proserpina]

...you're really delaying the inevitable, and what you did was quite foolish.

That aside, what exactly is your legal question?

 

[army judge]

Well, do you believe your impulsive actions allowed you to avoid being served?

Not bloody likely.

In most of the states, the documents must be visible to the person being served, i.e., not in a sealed envelope.

If the target refuses to accept service, flees, closes the door, car window, etc., and the individual has been positively identified as the person to be served, documents may be "drop" served, and it is considered a valid service.

So whether or not you want the papers, whether or not the papers touched you or whether or not you signed for the papers.* If* a process server tries to hand you papers, it is always in your best interest to take them and contact an attorney as soon as possible if you feel you need one.* Other wise you could get a judgement against you and not be sure why because the papers he tried to hand you blew away.

You might want to find out what was on the papers. You've probably been legally served!