Show Notes:

In this episode of Process Server Daily, host Mighty Mike Reid talks with newly registered process server Jay Sorenson, who has only been in the field a few weeks but already has wild war stories. Jay walks through two intense serves: a restraining order on a heavily evasive defendant who hides behind his wife, workplace, and tinted Mercedes, and a child custody case involving a mother dodging service at a sketchy trailer. Jay explains how stakeouts, smart positioning, and persistence helped him get both serves done—often by identifying the subject and dropping papers without direct handoff. Mike and Jay also discuss how new servers toughen up quickly, learn people are willing to lie, and how professionalism plus a “pit bull” mentality gets the job finished safely and legally.

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00:00 Process Server Daily intro
00:18 Welcome Jay Sorenson to the show

00:45 Jay’s background — brand new to serving (registered about a month ago)
01:15 Mike explains the two kinds of servers: ones with excuses and ones who get it served

01:40 Jay receives a restraining order assignment and starts attempts at the house
02:10 First contact with the wife — she insists papers can go to the attorney
02:40 Door slammed in his face; Jay calls Mike for guidance
03:15 Nighttime stakeouts at the house; taping papers to the truck windshield
04:00 Trying to catch the defendant at work; “camping out” in the parking lot
04:40 Management confronts him and kicks him off the property
05:05 Observing the wife’s distinctive Mercedes in a rough neighborhood
05:40 Realizing she’s driving him to work; choosing the shorter route and beating them there
06:20 Final pass in the parking lot — wife’s car cuts right in front of Jay
06:50 Parking behind them, watching, and spotting the defendant walking toward the store
07:20 “You’ve been F-ing served” — drive-by window serve with papers fluttering everywhere
07:55 Jay’s adrenaline and the satisfaction of finally getting him

08:15 Ad break — Mighty Process Servers community
08:45 New challenge: child custody case with evasive mom in a run-down trailer
09:15 First visit: Jay sneaks up behind the tree line, target sees him and runs inside
09:45 She leaves the baby on the porch; everyone denies knowing her
10:25 Learning in the field that the subject doesn’t have to physically take the papers
10:55 Next attempt: mellow stepdad confirms she lives there and is out of town
11:35 More days of attempts — stoners on the porch stonewalling, obvious lies
12:15 Using small questions to test honesty (“Which car is hers?”)
12:45 Day 4: Jay’s “super sneak mode” — parks at a truck stop, walks in on foot
13:15 Moving through tall grass behind the property, watching the husband outside
13:45 Spotting the target on the porch; she tries to run when she sees him
14:05 Full sprint to the porch — “You’ve been served,” papers thrown on the chair
14:35 Friend confronts him: “You can’t do that!” — Jay calmly stands his ground
15:05 Threats to film him; Jay walks away with a thumbs up, called “a creeper”

15:30 Mike reflects on how fast new servers learn people lie and how confidence grows
16:10 Jay talks about taking less “guff” and staying professional but determined
16:45 Episode close and Process Server Daily outro — invitation to join Mighty Process Servers