Engagement
A coordination is engaged when Global Process Service confirms the destination's position, confirms receipt of the papers, and accepts the matter in writing. The service may decline any matter — including any matter outside its scope — and will say so before acceptance, so the firm loses no time to a refusal that arrives late.
Scope
Global Process Service coordinates service of process outside the United States: Hague Service Convention Article 5 coordination for member countries, and, where a functioning route exists, letters rogatory or the Inter-American channel for non-Hague countries. Execution abroad is by the destination's own court officers under its law. The operator never serves papers outside United States jurisdiction. Cuba, Haiti, and North Korea are excluded, together with sanctioned and active-war jurisdictions; no coordination is offered where service cannot lawfully or feasibly be effected. Global Process Service coordinates service of legal process only. It is not a law firm, Joshua J. Almeida is not a licensed attorney, it does not provide legal advice, and nothing in an engagement makes it counsel to any party.
Rates and Fees
Hague coordination is billed at the single published flat rate — $995 for every Hague country — covering packet preparation, certified translation arrangement, Central Authority filing, tracking, and return of the proof of service. Non-Hague matters are quoted in full in writing and are engaged only on the firm's written acceptance of the quote.
Payment
Payment is due on engagement unless other terms are agreed in writing. The service accepts Zelle, Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, Apple Pay, wire transfer, cash, and checks payable to Joshua J. Almeida. Payment should reference the matter or invoice it settles.
Timelines
Central Authority timelines are measured in months, not days, and belong to the destination's Central Authority and its executing officers. The service reports the request's status as it develops and returns the certificate and proof of service on receipt; it does not warrant a completion date the channel does not offer.
The Firm's Instructions
Coordinations are prepared on the papers, addresses, and deadlines the firm provides; the firm is responsible for their accuracy. The service will report promptly any address or requirement that proves defective and will proceed further only on the firm's instruction.
Responsibility
The service's responsibility in an engagement is the faithful preparation, filing, and tracking of the coordination, in accordance with the Convention and the destination's stated requirements. Outcomes that depend on the papers, the addresses supplied, the destination's execution, or the court's ruling on the sufficiency of service remain the firm's.
Questions
Questions about these terms are directed to joshua.j.almeida@gmail.com or (401) 516-8714.