In order for the Hague Service Convention (HSC) to govern the legal formalities of notifying defendants of claims against them, you’ve got to know where the defendant can be found. An address is critical to service anywhere, on any defendant, but it can be particularly challenging when it comes to serving U.S. servicemembers stationed abroad– as well as when it comes to serving their dependents* or civilian support staff stationed with them. It’s especially daunting when those folks live on a U.S. military installation in Germany or Italy or Japan or… any number of other far-flung locales.
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VE Day and the French Awakening
Very few of us alive today remember the elation of May 8, 1945. My parents weren’t even born yet, and my grandparents are no longer alive to tell the story. But…
For Liberty and for Peace
This morning marks the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into the First World War, and the center of the commemorations is my adopted hometown, Kansas City, Missouri. After the war, Kansas City was the first community to build a memorial to her fallen sons– indeed the fallen sons of all communities thrust into…
Serving U.S. Servicemembers Abroad, Seconda Parte (Part Two)— real world.
Serving U.S. Servicemembers Abroad, Seconda Parte (Part Two)— real world.
A war story, of sorts—told with the permission of my client, a highly regarded personal injury lawyer. He is one of those guys all the newbie lawyers regard with awe (as do I) because he’s…
Military servicemembers and divorce
[Originally published at vikinglaw.us]
Your client is a G.I.— a grunt, a leatherneck, a swabbie, or a flyboy. While he was stationed overseas, he met a girl who he thought was the love of his life. After a whirlwind romance, they got married, and she followed him stateside.
Eventually, things went south. For whatever…
Serving U.S. Servicemembers Abroad
[Originally published at vikinglaw.us]
A particular quirk arises in serving a defendant if he or she is a U.S. servicemember stationed abroad. For the most part, I explain to clients that such an objective is a tough one, so they might have to simply wait until the defendant returns to the United States. [This…