This letter may be used to mail the client’s affidavit to the clerk for issuance of citation and its service by publication. Most clerks will issue citation based on an affidavit (see form 16-12 in this chapter). Contact the clerk to ascertain whether a fee is required, and if so, the amount. Service by publication is discussed at section 16.16.
Letter Requesting Clerk to Issue and Serve Citation by Publication
[Date]
[Name or identification and address of clerk]
Re: [style of case]
Cause No. [number]
[designation and location of court]
[Salutation]
Please issue a citation to be served by publication in the referenced cause, based on the enclosed affidavit.
When the citation has been published for four consecutive weeks, please complete your return by inserting the hour and date of receipt, the title of the newspaper and county of its publication, and the dates of publication and by signing it in your official capacity. Please mail the completed return to me with a printed copy of the published citation in the enclosed addressed, stamped envelope.
My check for your fee is enclosed. If you have a question or need additional information, please telephone me (collect if long distance).
Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter.
Sincerely yours,
[Name of attorney]
Enc.