Wilmington Process Server · Serving Since 1981
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Capitol Process Services has delivered Chancery process, Superior Court summons, and registered agent service across Delaware’s corporate capital since 1981. Upload your documents, and a qualified Wilmington-area server moves within 24 hours.
Why Wilmington is Different
The Sheriff serves Superior Court. In Chancery, we can.
Court of Chancery Rule 4(d)
Corporate service, without the wait.
The Delaware Court of Chancery, the most important corporate court in America, allows any disinterested adult 18 or older to serve process under Rule 4(d). No special appointment required. Our Wilmington team serves there weekly for law firms across the country, and every return is verified and filed to Chancery standards.
In Superior Court, the Sheriff gets first crack under Rule 4(d), but we routinely secure special appointments for after-hours service, weekend service, or after the Sheriff returns a non est inventus. Either way, your papers move.
And because Wilmington is home to more registered agents than any city in America, we handle registered-agent service on Delaware corporations every single day. CT Corporation, Corporation Service Company, Vcorp, National Registered Agents, and the dozens of smaller agents concentrated on and around N. Market Street.
Documents We Serve
Every paper your Delaware case needs delivered.
Chancery & Superior Court Process
Summons, complaints, and praecipes served under Delaware Rule 4, with verified returns filed to the Register in Chancery or the Prothonotary.
Subpoenas
Trial, deposition, and records subpoenas served under Rule 45 on individuals, custodians of record, and corporate witnesses across Wilmington.
Writs & Orders
Writs of possession, writs of attachment under Chapter 35, capias ad respondendum, show-cause orders, and execution process served with priority handling.
Landlord-Tenant
Justice of the Peace Court summons, 25 Del. C. 5704 and 5705 notices, and Wilmington Housing Authority filings across the city.
Family Court Matters
Divorce petitions, custody motions, protection-from-abuse orders, and other matters filed in New Castle County Family Court.
Registered Agent Service
Service on CT Corporation, Corporation Service Company, Vcorp, National Registered Agents, and the dozens of smaller registered agents throughout Wilmington.
Where We Serve
Every Wilmington neighborhood and the First State. We know the blocks, the buzzers, the back entrances, and which Market Street building has three registered agents stacked on the same floor. Here are the neighborhoods we serve most often.
New Castle County & Statewide
Greenville, Centreville, Hockessin, Pike Creek, Newark, Bear, Christiana, Claymont, and New Castle, with Wilmington-tier turnaround. Statewide service to Kent County (Dover) and Sussex County (Georgetown) available.
Courts We Work with Weekly
We know the dockets, the clerks, and the filing windows. Process serving isn’t the only thing we do in Wilmington.
We file, retrieve records, and follow up with these courts as often as any firm in the First State.
Delaware Court of Chancery
Leonard L. Williams Justice Center · 500 N King Street
Delaware Superior Court, N.C.C.
Leonard L. Williams Justice Center · 500 N King Street
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, D. Del.
824 N Market Street · Fifth Floor
U.S. District Court, D. Del.
J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building · 844 N King Street
Family Court, New Castle County
Leonard L. Williams Justice Center · 500 N King Street
Court of Common Pleas & J.P. Court 13
Leonard L. Williams Justice Center · Civil Division
How it Works
From upload to affidavit, typically inside a week.
Upload
Send us your documents, the service address, and any special instructions. You’ll get written confirmation the same business day.
Serve
A qualified Wilmington-area server attempts delivery, usually within 24 to 48 hours. Every attempt is logged with GPS, time, and photo.
Affidavit
You receive a verified return of service that complies with Delaware Rule 4(f), formatted for filing with the Register in Chancery or the Prothonotary. Wet-ink originals when a clerk requires them.
Hard Cases, Our Specialty
When the easy address doesn’t work, we don’t stop. Most of the serves that come to us have already failed elsewhere.
Evasive defendants, stale addresses, corporate shells with three registered agents stacked in one building. Here’s how we handle them.
Evasive Defendants
Multi-time-of-day attempts, including early morning and evening windows. Neighbor interviews, vehicle checks, and patient surveillance when a subject is known to be ducking service in Trolley Square, the Highlands, or along the Riverfront.
Skip Trace & Address Verification
Before the first attempt, we can confirm whether a defendant still lives or works at the address you have. Cheaper than a bad serve, and often the fastest route to a clean return.
Rush, After-Hours & Specially Appointed Service
When Superior Court service needs to happen after 10 p.m., on a weekend, or after a non est inventus return, we secure the special appointment and move. Chancery is even faster. No appointment needed under Rule 4(d).
Registered Agent Coordination
More than a million business entities are registered in Delaware. We serve their agents for law firms nationwide and know which agents moved, which merged, and which pickup windows close early. Nothing slows your filing because of a stale agent record.
What Legal Professionals Say
Trusted Partner
“Capitol Process and Investigative Services is a trusted partner in the service to our clients. Their team of professionals are responsive, pro-active, and reliable. It’s been a pleasure to work with them.”
Eric Mitchell
Law Office of Eric Mitchell
Professional
“I have used the service of David Felter and Capitol Process for 19 plus years. Capitol Process is professional and always achieves a great result. Capitol Process service is unmatched. Capitol Process is in business to best serve its clients. We would recommend you to others.”
Bryn Sherman
Offit Kurman
Incredibly Reliable
“Our Firm has been using Capitol Process for over a decade and find the Company to be incredibly reliable, accommodating and professional. I often have several emergency filings a month and Capitol Process always comes through for me in a pinch.”
Jennifer Concino
Tobin O’Connor & Ewing
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