DV-117 - Order Granting Alternative Service

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Order Granting Alternative Service

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Form ID: DV-117
Title: Order Granting Alternative Service
Effective Date: 2020-01-01
Mandatory Form: yes
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/DV-117
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/dv117.pdf
Form Detail Page:
Order Granting Alternative Service
(DV-117)
Tells you that the court has given the person asking for a restraining order permission to serve the other side in a special way.
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Effective: January 1, 2020
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Case Number:
Order Granting Alternative ServiceDV-117
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Protected party: You must have the restrained party served by following the orders below.
Serving the Restrained Party
Deadline: You must serve the restrained party by (date):
Papers to Serve (check all that apply):
(3)
(1) A copy of this order, including form DV-116
All the documents indicated on form DV-109, item 
(4) Other:
(a)
(b)
This form is attached to (check one): DV-116  Other 
(2) Form DV-210
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How to Serve Papers
(1) Substituted Service 
(c)
(A) Home or mailing address: You must have your server (1) leave a copy of all the papers listed     b at 
the restrained party's home or usual mailing address with an adult that lives there, and (2) mail a copy 
to the restrained party to the same address. 
(B) Workplace: You must have your server (1) leave a copy of all the papers listed in     b at the 
restrained party's workplace with someone who seems to be in charge, and (2) mail a copy to the 
restrained party at the same workplace.
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(3) Post papers at the courthouse
(4)
Publish in a newspaper
You must have your server post form DV-210 for 28 days in a row at the courthouse located at 
Other:
(A)
(2)
For more information on alternative service, read form DV-205-INFO, What if the Person I Want Protection from 
is Avoiding (Evading) Service?
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(B) You must have your server mail a copy of the papers listed in     b to the restrained party's last known 
address:
(C) If you find an address for the restrained party, you must have your server mail all the papers listed in   
    b to that address.
You must have form DV-210 published at least once a week for 4 weeks in a row with the(A)
(B) If you find an address for the restrained party while form DV-210 is published in the newspaper, you 
must have someone mail all the papers listed in     b to that address.
This is a Court Order.
DV-117, Page 1 of  1Judicial Council of California, www.courts.ca.gov 
New January 1, 2020, Mandatory Form 
Family Code, § 6340(a)(2)
 Order Granting Alternative Service
(b)
(a) The protected person has made diligent efforts to have the restrained party personally served but has been 
unsuccessful. 
There is reason to believe that the restrained party is avoiding (evading) service. 
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newspaper listed here:
(address):

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  Form ID: DV-117 Title: Order Granting Alternative Service Effective Date: 2020-01-01 Mandatory Form: yes Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/DV-117 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/dv117.pdf Form Detail Page: Order Granting Alternative Service (DV-117) Tells you that th…

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  This is a Court Order. DV-117, Page 1 of 1Judicial Council of California, www.courts.ca.gov New January 1, 2020, Mandatory Form Family Code, § 6340(a)(2) Order Granting Alternative Service (b) (a) The protected person has made diligent efforts to have the restrained party personally served but has been unsucce…