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delivers to addresses, rather than to individuals. However, if a customer moves and files a change of address order, that information
is kept at the post office serving the last known address. The disclosure of customer name and address information is contained at
section 265.6(d) of our regulations (39 CFR 265), which can be accessed from the FOIA home page. Change of address information
about individuals or families is available only to government agency requesters, to persons needing the information to serve legal
process who meet certain requirements, or pursuant to a court order.
The Postal Service suggests the following format to be used in conjunction with regulations at 39 CFR 265.6(d)(4)(ii) by persons
empowered by law to serve legal process when requesting change of address or boxholder information.
The request should be forwarded to the Postmaster of the last known address.
Postmaster Date______________________
___________________________________________________
City, State, ZIP Code
REQUEST FOR CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR BOXHOLDER INFORMATION NEEDED FOR SERVICE OF LEGAL PROCESS
Please furnish the new address or the name and street address (if a boxholder) for the following:
Name:___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address:_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Note: Only one request may be made per completed form. The name and last known address are required for change of address
information. The name, if known and Post Office box address are required for boxholder information. The following information is
provided in accordance with 39 CFR 265.6(d)(4)(ii). There is no fee charged for change of address or boxholder information.
1. Capacity of requester (process server, attorney, party representing self):_____________________________________________
2. Statute or regulation that empowers me to serve process (not required for attorney’s or a party acting pro se—except a corporation
acting pro se must cite statute:________________________________________________________________________________
3. The names of all known parties to the litigation:_________________________________________________________________
4. The court in which the case has been or will be heard:____________________________________________________________
5. The docket or other identifying number if one has been issued:_____________________________________________________
6. The capacity in which this individual is to be served (defendant or witness) ___________________________________________
WARNING: THE SUBMISSION OF FALSE INFORMATION TO OBTAIN AND USE CHANGE OF ADDRESS INFORMATION OR
BOXHOLDER INFORMATION FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN THE SERVICE OF LEGAL PROCESS IN CONNECTION WITH
ACTUAL OR PROSPECTIVE LITIGATION COULD RESULT IN CRIMINAL PENALTIES INCLUDING A FINE OF UP TO $10,000
OR IMPRISONMENT OF NOT MORE THAN 5 YEARS, OR BOTH (TITLE 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1001).
I certify that the above information is true and that the address information is needed and will be used solely for service of legal
process in conjunction with actual or prospective litigation.
_________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
Signature Address
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Printed Name City, State, ZIP Code
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FOR POST OFFICE USE ONLY
_____ No change of address on file New Address or Boxholder Name and Street Address
_____ Moved and left no forwarding address ____________________________________________
_____ No such address ____________________________________________
Party representing self
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© 2019 Family Law Self-Help Center Affidavit of Due Diligence
Page 1 of 5
COURT CODE: AFDD
Your Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Email Address:
DISTRICT COURT
CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA
________________________________
Plaintiff,
vs.
________________________________
Defendant.
CASE NO.: ____________________
DEPT: ____________________
AFFIDAVIT OF DUE DILIGENCE
I, (your name) , respectfully state:
1. A court case was filed against Defendant. Defendant needs to be served with a summons and
complaint, but I have not been able to find a current address for Defendant.
2. Last Address. To the best of my knowledge, Defendant’s last known address is:
_________________________________________
Last Known Street Address
_________________________________________
City, State, Zip Code
Directions:
Someone must search for the Defendant. This form includes many ways that you might
be able to find Defendant.
Find out from your judge’s staff if you can do the search or if someone else should.
Different judges have different requirements. Whoever does the search should fill out this
form to let the judge know all of the efforts made to locate Defendant.
© 2019 Family Law Self-Help Center Affidavit of Due Diligence
Page 2 of 5
3. Mail. ( check one)
I do not have a last known street address for Defendant.
I requested forwarding information from the U.S. Postal office on (date you requested
forwarding information) ________________________________ and ( check one)
did not receive a response / received the following information for Defendant:
____________________________________________________________________
4. Attempts to Serve Defendant. ( check one)
No one tried to serve the last known address because: (explain why no one tried to
serve Defendant at the last known address)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Someone tried to serve the Defendant in person at the address above, but Defendant
does not live there anymore. (file an affidavit of attempted service as proof)
Defendant is avoiding being served. The following attempts to serve Defendant
failed: (explain when and how service was attempted, and Defendant’s response)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
5. Attempts to Locate Defendant. I have done the following to try to find the Defendant:
Email. ( check one)
I do not have an email address for Defendant.
All of Defendant’s known email addresses are (list all known email addresses for
Defendant) ___________________________________________________________.
I emailed Defendant at these addresses to ask for Defendant’s current address on
(date you emailed) __________________. I got the following response back (explain
what, if any, response you got from Defendant through email)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Phone / Text. ( check one)
I do not have a phone number for Defendant.
Defendant’s last known phone number is (Defendant’s phone number)
_________________________. I called and/or texted the phone number to ask for
Defendant’s current address on (date you called/texted) __________________. I got
the following response back (explain what, if any, response you got from Defendant)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
© 2019 Family Law Self-Help Center Affidavit of Due Diligence
Page 3 of 5
Social Media. I looked for Defendant on these social media sites:
Describe What You Found Date
Facebook:
www.facebook.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/
LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com/
Other: ________
Friends/Family. ( check one)
I do not know any of Defendant’s friends or family.
I contacted the Defendant’s friends and family who told me:
Name of Person You
Contacted
Relationship
to Defendant
What They Told You Date
Employer. ( check one)
I do not know any of Defendant’s employers.
I contacted the Defendant’s current/former employers who told me:
Name of Employer What They Told You Date
Current Employer
Past Employer
Neighbors. ( check one)
I did not contact any of Defendant’s former neighbors.
I contacted the neighbors around Defendant’s last known address who told me:
Name of Neighbor What They Told You Date
Online People Searches. I searched the following online databases for Defendant:
Describe What You Found
Date
www.familytreenow.com/
www.intelius.com/
www.spokeo.com/
www.peoplefinders.com/
Other: __________
Public Records. I searched the following public records databases:
Describe What You
Found
Date
Clark County Assessor
http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/assessor/Pages/RecordSearch.aspx
Clark County Recorder
https://recorder.co.clark.nv.us/RecorderEcommerce/
District Court Records
https://www.clarkcountycourts.us/Anonymous/default.aspx
Las Vegas Justice Court Records
https://lvjcpa.clarkcountynv.gov/Anonymous/default.aspx
Other: __________________________
Jail / Prison. ( check one)
Defendant does not have a criminal history to my knowledge.
Defendant is, was, or may be in jail or prison. I searched these inmate records:
What Did You Find
Date
Clark County Detention Center
http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/ccdc/Pages/InmateSearch.aspx
Las Vegas City Jail
http://www5.lasvegasnevada.gov/InmateSearch/
Henderson City Jail
http://inmateinfo.cityofhenderson.com/inmatesearch/
NV Department of Corrections
https://ofdsearch.doc.nv.gov/
Nationwide Inmate Locator http://inmatesplus.com/
Federal Inmate Locator
https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/
Other: _________________________
© 2019 Family Law Self-Help Center Affidavit of Due Diligence
Page 4 of 5
© 2019 Family Law Self-Help Center Affidavit of Due Diligence
Page 5 of 5
Child Support. ( check one)
There is no child support case against Defendant.
There is a child support case against Defendant with the local child support agency,
and the child support office has not been able to locate Defendant or will not release
Defendant’s information to me.
Military. ( check one)
Defendant has never been in the military to my knowledge.
Defendant is/was in the military. I contacted the following military locator services:
o Air Force: (210) 565-2660
o Army: emailed usarmy.knox.hrc.mbx.foia@mail.mil
o Navy (855) NAVY-311 (855-628-9311)
o Marines (703) 784-3942
o Coast Guard: http://www.uscg.mil/locator/
The locator service told me: _____________________________________________
Death Index. ( check one)
I did not check the Social Security death index.
I did check the Social Security Death Index at https://familysearch.org/search and did
not find Defendant’s name.
Other. Other efforts I made to locate the Defendant are: (describe anything else you did to
try and find the Defendant):
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
6. I was not able to locate the Defendant after conducting the above search. I believe that
Defendant cannot be found at this time.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of the State of Nevada that the foregoing
is true and correct.
DATED _____________________________, 20____.
Submitted By: (your signature)
(print your name)
© 2019 Family Law Self-Help Center Motion for Publication
Page 1 of 3
COURT CODE: EXMT
Your Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Email Address:
DISTRICT COURT
CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA
________________________________
Plaintiff,
vs.
________________________________
Defendant.
CASE NO.: ____________________
DEPT: ____________________
EX PARTE MOTION FOR PUBLICATION
I, (your name) ____________________________________________, respectfully state:
1. I am the Plaintiff. I filed a verified complaint, and the Clerk issued a summons directed
to the Defendant. Defendant is a necessary party to this action and needs to be served
with these documents.
2. I have not been able to serve Defendant because: ( check one)
I have no way of locating or contacting Defendant. I have not been able to find
Defendant despite the efforts to locate him/her that are detailed in the Affidavit of
Due Diligence filed separately.
Someone tried to serve Defendant, however, Defendant will not accept papers and
is avoiding being served.
3. The information required by NRCP 4.4(c)(2)(E) is in the attached declaration.
© 2019 Family Law Self-Help Center Motion for Publication
Page 2 of 3
4. I would like the court to allow me to publish the summons directed to the Defendant in
the following newspaper: ( check one. Select a newspaper that Defendant might be
most likely to see)
Nevada Legal News, Clark County, Nevada
Las Vegas Review Journal, Clark County, Nevada
Other:
The newspaper above is the one most reasonably calculated to give Defendant notice of
this court case.
5. If granted, the language of the summons already issued by this court will be published in
the newspaper the court chooses.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of the State of Nevada that the foregoing is
true and correct.
DATED _____________________________, 20____.
Submitted By: (your signature)
(print your name)
/s/
© 2019 Family Law Self-Help Center Motion for Publication
Page 3 of 3
DECLARATION
I declare, under penalty of perjury:
1. I have read this motion, and the statements it contains are true and correct to the best of my
knowledge, except as to those matters based on information and belief, and as to those
matters, I believe them to be true. The statements contained in this motion are incorporated
here as if set forth in full.
2. Defendant’s Last Known Address: ( check one)
I never knew where Defendant lived and I do not know the last known address.
Defendant’s last address was:
_________________________________________
Defendant’s Last Known Street Address
_________________________________________
City, State, Zip Code
Defendant lived there from (date Defendant started living there) ________________
to (date Defendant left) ___________________.
You will be expected to send a copy of the complaint and summons to the address
listed above.
3. I do not know of any other address where Defendant has lived since then, and I have no idea
where to find Defendant.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of the State of Nevada that the foregoing
is true and correct.
DATED _____________________________, 20____.
Submitted By: (your signature)
(print your name)
/s/
© 2019 Family Law Self-Help Center Order for Service by Publication
Page 1 of 2
COURT CODE: OSBP
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Email Address:
DISTRICT COURT
CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA
________________________________
Plaintiff,
vs.
________________________________
Defendant.
CASE NO.: ____________________
DEPT: ____________________
ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
Upon reading the Ex Parte Motion for Publication and corresponding declarations, it
appearing that a verified complaint has been filed and a summons was issued directed to the
Defendant; that Defendant is a necessary party; that the Defendant cannot be found after due
diligence, or by concealment seeks to avoid the service of summons and complaint, and that the
Defendant cannot be served by other means:
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that Defendant may be served by publication of the
summons in the ( court will check one)
Nevada Legal News, Clark County, Nevada
Las Vegas Review Journal, Clark County, Nevada
Other:
Publication shall run at least once a week for a period of 4 consecutive weeks.
© 2019 Family Law Self-Help Center Order for Service by Publication
Page 2 of 2
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of the complaint and summons
( court will check one)
shall be mailed to Defendant’s last known address
shall not be mailed since Defendant has no known last address
DATED _____________________________, 20____.
____________________________________
DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
Submitted By: (your signature)
(print your name)
/s/
Mail: Send your forms and filing fee to Clerk of Court, 601 N Pecos, Las Vegas, NV 89101.
Online: You can upload your documents at https://nevada.tylerhost.net/OfsWeb/. There is a
$3.50 fee to e-file your documents.
You can submit the order in one of two ways:
Mail: Mail it to: Family Court, 601 N. Pecos Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89101
Email: Find the letter that your case is assigned to (for example, Dept C, Dept F, etc.). If you are not
sure, you can look up your Dept here: https://www.clarkcountycourts.us/portal. Insert the
department letter where the _ is in the following email format:
dept_inbox@clarkcountycourts.us and send it by email.
The judge will review your papers, and if the judge believes that Defendant truly cannot be found, the judge
will sign your Order for Service by Publication. This can take 1-3 weeks. The judge’s staff will
contact you after it is signed, or will send it to you in the mail.
Check page 2 of your order. If the judge checked the box saying the complaint and summons
have to be mailed to Defendant’s last known address, then make a copy of the complaint and the
summons and mail those documents to the last address. (if not, skip to step 5)
Fill out the “Certificate of Mailing” (behind this page) to let the judge know when and where
you mailed a copy of the summons and complaint to the Defendant. File the completed form.
Contact the Newspaper Named in the Order to Publish the Summons:
Arrange to have the Summons published once a week for 4 consecutive weeks in the newspaper
listed in the order. Find out the publication cost directly from the newspaper.
NOTE: If you are using a local paper, the contact numbers are:
Nevada Legal News, (702) 382-2747
Review-Journal and Sun, (702) 383-0383
Give the newspaper a copy of your Order to Serve by Publication and a copy of the Summons.
The newspaper will usually file an Affidavit of Publication once complete. If they do not, be
sure to file it yourself.
Fill out the “Default Packet” 21 days after the last date of publication. You have to fill out
these final papers and turn them in to finalize your case. See the Self-Help Center for the final
forms you will need or find them online at www.familylawselfhelpcenter.org
© 2019 Family Law Self-Help Center Certificate of Mailing (Publication)
COURT CODE: CERT
Your Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Email Address:
DISTRICT COURT
CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA
________________________________
Plaintiff,
vs.
________________________________
Defendant.
CASE NO.: ____________________
DEPT: ____________________
CERTIFICATE OF MAILING (PUBLICATION)
I, (name of person who mailed the documents)_________________________________________,
mailed a copy of the complaint and the summons to:
_________________________________________
Defendant’s Name
_________________________________________
Defendant’s Last Known Street Address
_________________________________________
City, State, Zip Code
I mailed the documents on (date you mailed the documents) ________________________, 20___
pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of the State of Nevada that the foregoing is true
and correct.
DATED (today’s date) _____________________________, 20____.
(your signature)
/s/