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Term Definition Certificate of Mailing - a written statement proving to the court that a copy of a document was mailed to its intended recipient.
Application in Divorce The certificate of mailing certifies that proper procedure was followed in the delivery of important communications.

The act of serving a respondent spouse.

In an uncontested case, many states will permit the nonfiling petition or compliant and waive his or her right to be formally served. This will speed up the timeline of the divorce and will also eliminate the additional fees for performing proper service.

Similar to a complaint are not hand delivered but rather sent by certified mail. This type of service is not accepted by all courts.