Comfort is about 16.1 miles from the Kendall County Courthouse in Boerne, and a process server in Texas can deliver its citations, petitions, subpoenas and notices to vacate with an attempt inside 5 business days, 48 hours or 24 hours, depending on the tier. When the papers are delivered, a signed Return of Service is emailed to you. Comfort is an unincorporated community, a Census-designated place of 2,211 residents with no city government, so Kendall County supplies its courts and law enforcement.
What a Process Server Costs in Comfort: Three Flat Tiers
Standard Service, at $69 per job, gets the attempt within 5 business days; Rush Service, at $119 per job, gets it within 48 hours; and 24-Hour Service, at $169 per job, gets it within 24 hours. For a Texas state-court citation or summons, an additional $100 fee is charged. Read the pricing page and use the order form. Kendall County's sheriff and constables charge fees the commissioners court approves every year under Local Government Code 118.131; private service is another route.
Who May Serve Papers in Comfort: Certified Servers, Constables and Court Orders
Texas lets three types of people serve a citation (Rule 103): a sheriff or constable, an adult named in a written court order, and a process server certified by the Judicial Branch Certification Commission. A party, or anyone with a stake in the result, cannot. The Kendall County Sheriff's Office covers Comfort, and its deputies and the county constables serve process too.
Where Comfort Cases Are Filed: Justice Court, County Court and District Court
The Kendall County Courthouse, 201 East San Antonio Street, Boerne, TX 78006, sits in the county seat. Evictions and civil claims up to $20,000 can be filed in justice court; the county court shares jurisdiction over claims above $200 up to $20,000; divorce is filed in district court. Because justice precincts follow the address in dispute, ask the Kendall County justice court clerk which one handles a Comfort case.
Eviction Notices in Comfort: Notice to Vacate and the Justice Court Case
Written notice to vacate must give at least three days unless the lease sets a different period. Options include mail, handing it to a tenant 16 or older, leaving it inside the home in a conspicuous spot, or electronic delivery under a written agreement. Weekends and holidays count toward the period, but a last day on one moves to the next business day. After the landlord files in Kendall County, the eviction citation can be carried only by the sheriff or a constable.
Divorce Papers, Citations and Substituted Service for Comfort Defendants
Divorce papers go to the respondent personally. If that fails, the judge can authorize another method under Rule 106(b), such as leaving them with someone over 16 or using email, on a sworn statement of the attempts.
Subpoena Service, Witness Fees and Records Near Comfort
Peterson Regional Medical Center, 551 Hill Country Drive, Kerrville, TX 78028, about 15.5 miles away, and Hill Country Memorial Hospital, 1020 South State Highway 16, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, about 20.1 miles away, are the nearest hospitals. A witness is owed $10 per day at the moment the subpoena is served, and a custodian of records $1.
ZIP Codes and Neighboring Communities Around Comfort
Comfort is in ZIP 78013, near Center Point, Kerrville and Boerne.
Comfort Process Server FAQ
Can papers be taped to a door?
A citation for a Comfort defendant goes on a door only if a Rule 106(b) order allows it.
How soon after service can a default judgment be taken?
The return must have been on file ten days, leaving out the day of filing and the day of judgment.