# Serving papers to a different county

**URL:** <https://forum.rosen.com/t/serving-papers-to-a-different-county/15909>\
**Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers\
**Created:** [October 6, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/serving-papers-to-a-different-county/15909 "2014-10-06T18:45:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![nstarr45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e5b9ba/32.png) [@nstarr45](https://forum.rosen.com/u/nstarr45)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/serving-papers-to-a-different-county/15909/1 "2014-10-06T18:45:39Z")

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I moved to Johnston county (from Wake) in August and my ex moved to Guilford county (from Wake) in January. I know I file in Johnston County but am unsure how I will go about serving him in Guilford county. Will Johnston county get a sheriff to serve him in Guilford county or will I have to take the papers to the sheriff’s office in Guilford county myself?

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**Author:** ![jimilinuxguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@jimilinuxguy](https://forum.rosen.com/u/jimilinuxguy)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/serving-papers-to-a-different-county/15909/2 "2014-10-06T20:29:47Z")

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I am not an attorney – When I went through this, the sheriff’s office/department at the court house, and they coordinated serving it across county lines.

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**Author:** ![Lindsay\_Willis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@Lindsay\_Willis](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Lindsay_Willis)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/serving-papers-to-a-different-county/15909/3 "2014-10-08T01:10:31Z")

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Check out our [DIY Divorce eBook](https://www.rosen.com/divorce/divorcearticles/divorceguide/) - page 18 talks about service issues, specifically mentioning service across county lines.