Service Affidavit

DELAWARE SERVICE-PROOF PREPARATION WORKSHEET

NOT AN AFFIDAVIT OR COURT FILING

This worksheet prevents facts from being forced into the wrong Delaware court's
service rule. Prepare the actual affidavit, certificate, return, or other proof
only in the form authorized for the selected court, paper, recipient, and
method.

Current official rules catalog:

https://courts.delaware.gov/rules/

1. Court and Case Gate

2. Process Classification

Do not use one service route for every paper.

Paper(s) to be served exactly as issued / filed:
[____________________________________________________________]

3. Current Authority Register

Copy the operative language from the current official source. Do not cite
“Delaware Rule 4” without naming the court.

4. Recipient Classification

For an entity, identify its exact legal name, status, registered agent, officer,
manager, partner, governmental official, or other authorized recipient from
current records and the controlling service rule.

5. Server Qualification and Instruction

Do not invent a Delaware “Process Server Identification Number.” Record a
credential only when the selected authority and actual server require one.

6. Attempt and Service Log

Complete contemporaneously. Record facts, not a legal conclusion.

Completed service event, if any

7. Deadline Calendar

The old template's generic 120-day and “10 days after mailing” statements are
not carried forward. Calculate each date from the selected current authority
and actual event.

8. Proof-Format Gate

Do not combine “under penalty of perjury” language with a notarized oath unless
the selected form or counsel calls for both. Do not add a notary block,
counterparts clause, severability term, representation-and-warranty section, or
survival clause to a court proof unless required.

9. Draft Factual Statement Inventory

Use the selected official form or counsel-approved format. Transfer only facts
supported by the service log.

• affiant / declarant / certifier identity and authorized capacity:
  [________________________________]

• documents served: [________________________________]

• recipient and capacity: [________________________________]
• date, time, location, and method: [________________________________]

• attempts / diligence facts required by the selected route:
  [________________________________]

• mailing / electronic / publication / posting facts:
  [________________________________]

• court order authorizing alternate service:
  [________________________________]

• attachments and identifiers: [________________________________]

• oath, declaration, certification, or return language:
  [________________________________]

10. Exhibit and Evidence Control

Do not attach photographs, credentials, personal identifiers, or address
details merely because the old template called them “recommended.” Include
only what current procedure and counsel require, with privacy review.

11. Filing and Docket Review

12. Final Review

• ☐ Exact court and current rule set selected.
• ☐ Paper and recipient were classified before choosing a method.
• ☐ Special statute, order, form, and e-filing procedure were checked.
• ☐ Server eligibility and authority were verified.
• ☐ Service facts come from the contemporaneous log and evidence.
• ☐ No generic 120-day, mail, substituted-service, or completion rule remains.
• ☐ Actual proof format, oath / declaration, signature, and exhibits were verified.
• ☐ Privacy, redaction, confidentiality, and filing controls were applied.
• ☐ The actual proof—not this worksheet—was reviewed by Delaware counsel.
• ☐ Filing receipt, docket image, and affected deadlines were checked.

Prepared by: [________________________________]

Preparation date: [__/__/____]

Reviewed by Delaware counsel: [________________________________]

Review date: [__/__/____]