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3 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Lake County – Self-Help Center — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
Fifth Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
• When filing a new case, you must make a copy of the signed and notarized petition along with copies of all supporting documents. • Personal Service on an Individual - Form 12.910(a) must be complete and filed with the Clerk of Court. • It is recommended to contact the sheriff’s office in the county which the other party resides or a private process server in order to find out what is required for out of county/state service.
When filing a new case, you must make a copy of the signed and notarized petition along with copies of all supporting documents.
Reviewer note: PDF sha256: 125e02372c2e77224e83e1883d6f30819aca0055f5d5784698e25e7738a36738. Extracted from the document's own text layer. | Retitled 2026-09-09 (fix program 2026-09-09, Phase 4 — audit M2) from the document's own caption or the court's filename; the harvest-page title was: 5th Cir. — Lake County – Self-Help Center. Category Administrative Orders -> Service Verbatim from https://www.circuit5.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/service.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. [moved from the text 2026-09-14]
A document that may be served by mail, express mail, overnight delivery or fax may be served electronically under Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6; a party consents by serving and filing a notice with its electronic service address or by affirmative consent through the court's electronic filing system or service provider (form EFS-005-CV); a court may require electronic service by local rule or order, and a party required to file electronically must also serve and accept service electronically except as to parties, including self-represented parties, who are not required to; parties must promptly notify the court and all parties of a change of electronic service address; service is complete as section 1010.6 provides (on transmission or notification when a provider is used); proof of electronic service is made under section 1013b, and proof of service of moving papers must be filed at least five court days before the hearing.
Effective July 1, 2025, the court electronically serves counsel for all represented parties in family law cases (Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6; California Rules of Court, rule 2.251; Local Rule 700.7): attorneys must accept electronic service and provide an email address (form MC-040); self-represented litigants may opt in (EFS-005-CV); the court's eService list, updating addresses, when service is complete, and secure notices from no-reply@occourts.org.