Fees

Process Serving

1st Defendant (3 attempts at same address):$75.00 (mileage may apply)
2nd Defendant at same address (each additional party): $50.00 – Civil Court
$50.00 – Small Claims Court
All other Defendants at different address (per address):$75.00
Additional attempts at Service:$55.00
Personal Service:
(Documents which can only be served personally)
($75 if service is successful on first attempt)
$100.00
Rush Service (same day service request):
(This charge is in addition to the regular fee)
$75.00
Affidavits in support of our services: FREE
Mileage charge for out of town service (per kilometer)$0.75
Mileage charge for service within the City of Ottawa:
(per kilometer)
$0.75
(Mileage fees for serves within the City of Ottawa are calculated from the Ottawa Courthouse at 161 Elgin Street, Ottawa and are based on a one-time fee for up to three attempts or less at the same address.)
Fax Forwarding (per page):
$0.50
Photocopies (per page):$0.35
Preparation of Affidavits of Attempted Service or Affidavits in Support of a Motion for Substituted Service: $20.00
**Any fees or disbursements paid on behalf of a client will be subject to an 8% administrative fee.**

GMJ Professional Services is not a law firm, and cannot provide legal advice of any kind. As such, we do not provide services to private individuals.

Court Filing

Superior Court:$55.00
Family Court:$80.00
Small Claims Court:$55.00
Rush Filings:Double

Document Authentication/Apostille/Legalization

Attendance at Global Affairs/Foreign Affairs to authenticate/apostille documents:

Attendance at ODS (Official Document Services) at City Hall in Ottawa to authenticate/apostille documents:
($120.00 for the first document and $10.00 for each additional document)

$120.00

Attendance at Embassies to legalize documents (per attendance):
(Does not include legalization fee from the Embassy)
$60.00
Notarization – we can arrange to have documents notarized through a local law firm.Please call for a quote
Embassy Arrangement for embassies that are out of Ottawa or that only receive documents via mail or courier. $50.00
ODS fees per notarized document:$16.00 ($32.00 for an original Vital Statistics document)
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