How to Serve Process
in Germany
under the Hague Convention.
Service of court documents between the United States and Germany
CERTIFIED GERMAN TRANSLATIONS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IN GERMANY UNDER THE HAGUE CONVENTION
How to serve summons and complaints upon German residents or companies from the USA or Canada
Here is a quick summary of how service is effected in Germany:
Article 5 of the Hague Convention
Service of U.S. or Canadian Documents in Germany
According to the German Missions in the United States, service of documents in cross-border legal relations is governed by the Hague Convention on the Service abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters.
In each country, a central authority has been charged with the formal service of documents. In Germany, the decentralized judicial authorities of the German federal states are the competent authority to effect service.
Service of U.S. or Canadian Documents in Germany
Official Service via German Authorities
The documents to be served shall be forwarded to the central authority in Germany on the respective federal state by the authority or judicial officer competent under U.S. law (this may be the attorney of one of the parties). The request for service must be accompanied by a summary of the document(s) which must be written in, or translated to, the German language. The summary and the document (including, if applicable, its German translation) will be served upon the addressee. This will be initiated by the competent central authority, or, upon its request, by the local court in Germany. The competent authority will issue a certificate of service and forward this to the authority or person having requested the service in the other state.
Direct service of U.S. document in Germany via postal channels is not permitted, as Germany has raised objections under Article 10 of the Hague Convention.
Source: German Missions in the United States
“Service of Documents Between the US and Germany”
Here is how it works:
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Scan or take a picture of your documents. Send your files to info@germangeek.com or contact me for a file upload link.
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I will send you a translation quote
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Official Translation
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Payment and mailing of hard copies
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