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→Applying for an order for substituted service
Your affidavit should set out the reasons why personal service is impossible. If it's because you don't know where the respondent is, you should say so. You should also say that you have no means of contacting the respondent, for example, through family or friends. If you can't serve the respondent because he or she is avoiding service, you should describe how you've tried to serve the respondent and how often you've tried.
Because the respondent hasn't been served you can make your application right away, without having the follow the usual rules which give the respondent time to reply to your application. You can file your application and have your application heard the same day. Apart from this, the remainder of your application <span class="noglossary">will</span> be just like the [[How Do I Make an Interim Application in a Family Law Matter in the Supreme Court?|normal application process]].
==Options for substituted service==