Fill and Sign the Alternative Service Oregon Form

Alternative Form of Service Packet No. 9 Instructions This packet is designed for a person who has started a court action for divorce, custody or visitation, and cannot complete service by the usual methods. These forms enable you to request permission from the Court to use one of the following methods of service: publication, posting, or mailing after you have attempted to locate and serve the other party using the methods listed in the affidavit. STEP 1: *Fill out the Affidavit in Support of Motion for Alternative Form of Service (AFFIDAVIT) and Motion for Order to Allow an Alternative Form of Service (MOTION). In your motion, you may request the notice be published in the following publications: Statesman Journal, Keizer Times, or the Jefferson Review. If the other party is likely to receive notice in another county, you may be required to publish in a newspaper of general circulation in that county. *Fill out the case heading on the Order Allowing Alternative Form of Service (ORDER). *Fill out the Certificate of Document Preparation (CERTIFICATE). *Make two copies of the MOTION, ORDER AND AFFIDAVIT. One is for your records and the other is to send to the opposing party. STEP 2: *File the original AFFIDAVIT, MOTION, ORDER and CERTIFICATE at the Accounting window on the first floor of the courthouse. *Send true copies of the originals to the opposing party if you have a mailing address for that person. STEP 3: *Check back in a week to 10 days to see if the ORDER was signed by a judge, and if so, what method of service the judge has allowed you to use (if any). STEP 4: *If an alternative method was allowed by Order of the Court, follow the instructions on the Order to complete service. *To serve by publication, the notice must contain: (1) a summary of what you are asking the court to do in your petition, (2) the date of first publication of the notice, and Alternative Form of Service Packet Number 9, Instructions1 (3) the following words: “The ‘motion’ or ‘answer’ (or ‘reply’) must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee.” In addition, you must mail a copy of the summons and petition to the other party if you know his or her post office box number or can find out what the post office box number is with reasonable diligence. If you can’t find out the post office box number by exercising reasonable diligence, you may mail the documents to the other party’s last known address. If you can’t find out the last known address using reasonable diligence, you don’t have to mail the documents. Mailing must be done by first class mail and by any of the following: certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or express mail. STEP 5: *Once service is complete, you need to file proof of the service with the court. You may do this by filing the Affidavit of Service if service was completed by posting or mailing. If service was completed by publication, submit the Affidavit of Publication and the Certificate of Mailing (if applicable; see Step 4). STEP 6: *Wait until the period for the other party to answer has passed before proceeding with your case further. Alternative Form of Service Packet Number 9, Instructions2