Q. I want to sue my tenant for property damage in small claims court. He left no forwarding address, and has abandoned his tenancy. He has no job. He gets his money from alimony and child support. However, I know that he picks up his kids from the school. Can I use my adult son to personally hand deliver a summons to him when he is with his kids at school? What are the rules? -Myrna A. There are requirements to ensure proper service of process, but first you may want to try discovering your ex-tenant’s address; it may be easier than you think. The Sacramento County Public Law Library(SCPLL) has created a guide on Finding People and Businesses, detailing some common ways in which people (

Q. I want to sue this guy who sold me a bill of goods, but he has disappeared off the face of the planet and I can’t find him anywhere. I thought I read somewhere that I could just put a notice in the newspaper and that would be ok. How do I do that? A. When filing a lawsuit, you are required to serve the other party with your summons and complaint, to notify them of the lawsuit. If the other party cannot be located, you will have to ask the court for permission to publish the summons in the newspaper. Publication of Summons, as set forth in California's Code of Civil Procedure section 415.50, is considered a method of last resort. The court can only approve your request for an Order for