Croatia Process Service

Croatia Process service, also known as "service of process,” is the procedure employed to give appropriate notice of initial legal action to another party (such as a defendant), court, or administrative body in an effort to exercise jurisdiction over that person to enable that person to respond to the proceeding before the court, body, or other tribunals. Notice is furnished by delivering a set of court documents (called "process") to the person to be served; a process server performs Croatia process service.  Click Here for information on the Code of Civil Procedure in Croatia.

Croatia PROCESS SERVERs

Croatia process servers serve civil and commercial matters pursuant to the Hague Service Convention, a multilateral treaty adopted in Hague, Netherlands, on November 15, 1965, by member states of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. It came into existence to give litigants a reliable and efficient means of serving the documents on parties living, operating, or based in another country. The convention's provisions apply to the service of process in civil and commercial matters but not criminal matters. Also, the Convention shall not apply if the address of the person served with the document is unknown.

Method of Service

Article. 5(1)(a) Service

The service methods are prescribed by Civil Procedure Act (Art. 133-149).

Documents shall be served by mail, through a particular court officer or court employee, through the competent administrative body, a notary public, or directly by the court or electronic channels, according to the special law.

In the Republic of Croatia, the courts serve documents on the addressees, not the Ministry of Justice, as a central authority.

Translation Requirements

A translation should accompany documents into the Croatian language.

Procedure

The Hague Service Convention established a simpler means for parties to effect service in other contracting states. Under the convention, each contracting state must designate a central authority to accept incoming requests for service. A judicial officer competent to serve process in the state of origin is permitted to send a request for service directly to the central authority of the state where service is to be made. Upon receiving the request, the central authority in the receiving state arranges for service in a manner permitted within the receiving state, typically through a local court. Once service is effected, the central authority sends a certificate of service to the judicial officer who made the request.

TIMELINE FOR EXECUTION

2-4 Months

DECLARATION/RESERVATION/NOTIFICATION

Declarations
Reservations

Articles: 5,6,8,9,10,15,16

Declaration in accordance with Article 5 of the Convention:
The Republic of Croatia declares that documents served pursuant to Article 5, paragraph 1, should be accompanied by a translation into the Croatian language.

Declaration in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention:
The Republic of Croatia declares that municipal courts, according to the residence, abode, and headquarters of the addressee of documents, are competent to complete the certificate of reception.

Declaration in accordance with Article 8 of the Convention:
The Republic of Croatia declares that it is opposed to the direct service of judicial documents upon persons within its territory through foreign diplomatic or consular agents unless the document is to be served upon a national of the State in which it originates.

Declaration in accordance with Article 9 of the Convention:
The Republic of Croatia declares that the documents served in accordance with Article 9 of the Convention are forwarded to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia for service to parties.

Declaration in accordance with Article 10 of the Convention:
The Republic of Croatia declares that it opposes the mode of service specified in Article 10 of the Convention.

Declaration in accordance with Article 15 of the Convention:
The Republic of Croatia declares that Croatian courts may give a judgment if all the conditions set out in paragraph 2 of Article 15 of the Convention are fulfilled.

Declaration in accordance with Article 16 of the Convention:
The Republic of Croatia declares that applications for relief set out in Article 16 of the Convention will not be entertained if they are filed after the expiration of one year after the judgment was given.

Our Process

Documents can be faxed at (800)-296-0115, emailed to ps@undisputedlegal.com, mailed to 590 Madison Avenue, 21 Floor, New York, New York 10022, or dropped off at any of our locations. We do require pre-payment and accept all major credit and debit cards. Once payment is processed, your sales receipt is immediately emailed for your records.

Drop-offs must call and make an appointment first to be added to building security to permit access to our office. Documents for service must be in a sealed envelope with payment in the form of a money order or attorney check (WE DO NOT ACCEPT CASH) payable to UNDISPUTED LEGAL INC.; Our receptionist receives all documents.

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OFFICE LOCATIONS

New York: (212) 203-8001 – 590 Madison Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, New York 10022
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Queens: (646) 357-3005 – 118-35 Queens Blvd, Suite 400, Forest Hills, New York 11375
Long Island: (516) 208-4577 – 626 RXR Plaza, 6th Floor, Uniondale, New York 11556
Westchester: (914) 414-0877 – 50 Main Street, 10th Floor, White Plains, New York 10606
Connecticut: (203) 489-2940 – 500 West Putnam Avenue, Suite 400, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
New Jersey: (201) 630-0114 - 101 Hudson Street, 21 Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
Washington DC: (202) 655-4450 - 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 300, Washington DC 20004

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