Form 820NoKids
STATE OF VERMONT
SUPERIOR COURT
FAMILY DIVISION
Unit
Docket No.
Plaintiff
Defendant
Name
Name
v.
NOTICE OF ACTION AND REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS
The above referenced action has been commenced against you. Enclosed
are copies of the Summons and Complaint, the Interim Domestic Order, a Scheduling
Order and other important court documents. These documents have been sent to
you because you are the Defendant in this case.
I am requesting that you sign and return the enclosed waiver of service to save
the cost of serving you by law enforcement personnel or certified mail.
IF YOU WANT TO WAIVE SERVICE: The cost of service will be avoided if I receive a
signed copy of the attached waiver 30 days from the mailing date indicated below. This
means that I must receive the documents by: _______________, 20____. I am enclosing a
stamped, self addressed envelope and an extra copy of the waiver for your records.
If you sign and return the enclosed WAIVER OF SERVICE on time, I will file the waiver
with the court and will not serve the summons on you. The case will go forward as if
you had been served on the date the Waiver is filed. Your answer to the complaint
will be due 60 days from the mailing date indicated below. This means that the
court must receive your answer by ______________, 20____.
IF YOU DO NOT RETURN THE SIGNED WAIVER ON TIME: If you do not return the waiver
of service on time, I will have formal service made on you by a law enforcement
officer, by certified mail, or by some other method authorized by law. I will ask the
court to require that you PAY the expenses incurred in serving you with the
documents. Please read the statement on the waiver form regarding the duty of
parties to avoid unnecesary costs of service.
I declare that this NOTICE AND REQUEST were mailed to the Defendant by first class
mail on the date shown below.
Mailing Date
Plaintiff’s Signature
Please Print Name
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