Hire a Process Server in Sussex County, Delaware

Use the Mighty Process Server directory to compare verified process servers covering Sussex County, Delaware. View qualifications, service areas, and courthouse locations, then request a bid directly from a server.

Routine process service in Delaware typically costs $75–$150. Rates in Sussex County may vary by travel distance, rush timing, number of attempts, and filing fees.

120 days to serve; return/proof generally due 20 days from issuance and at least 6 days before the return date (Superior Court Civil Rule 4(g)) Always confirm case-specific deadlines with your attorney or the local court clerk.

Sheriff/officer service — Delaware has no process server license. Under Superior Court Civil Rule 4(d), service of process is made by the sheriff to whom the writ is directed, by a deputy, or by a person specially appointed by the Court — and except in long-arm cases the Court will not make a special appointment unless the moving papers show that the sheriff returned non est inventus, that service must be made after 10:00 p.m. on a weekday, that it must be made on a weekend or holiday, or that some other exigent reason prevents sheriff service. No license, bond, or training exists, but private service requires a special appointment by the Court. Except in cases governed by 10 Del. C. §§ 3104, 3112 and 3114 — long-arm service on the Secretary of State, where appointments are made freely — a motion for a special process server must affirmatively demonstrate one non est inventus return by the sheriff, a need to serve after 10:00 p.m. on a weekday, a need to serve on a weekend or holiday, or another exigent reason the sheriff cannot or will not serve. The sheriff must be given notice of the motion and may oppose it. Subpoenas are served under Rule 45.

Personal service, substitute/abode service (leave with suitable age/discretion resident), service on agent, posting plus mailing after two failed attempts (scire facias), publication by court order

This page lists verified process servers who cover Sussex County, Delaware. The county seat is Wilmington. Nearby major cities include Wilmington, Dover, Newark, Middletown. You can request bids and compare qualifications.