Cumings is only about 2.6 miles from the Fort Bend County Justice Center, and a process server in Texas can bring citations, subpoenas, divorce petitions and notices to vacate to this community near Richmond and Rosenberg. Pick an attempt within 5 business days, 48 hours or 24 hours; after delivery, the server's signed Return of Service arrives by email. Cumings is an unincorporated community, a Census-designated place of 2,207 people, and has no city government, so Fort Bend County provides its courts and law enforcement.
What a Process Server Costs in Cumings: Three Flat Tiers
Three flat prices apply in Cumings. A Standard job is $69 for an attempt within 5 business days. A Rush job, $119 per job, makes the attempt within 48 hours, and a 24-Hour job, $169 per job, makes it within 24 hours. Should the paper be a Texas state-court citation or summons, a $100 fee is added. The pricing page explains, and the order form accepts documents. Fort Bend County's commissioners court sets sheriff and constable fees once a year under Local Government Code 118.131; a private server is another option.
Who May Serve Papers in Cumings: Certified Servers, Constables and Court Orders
Rule 103 allows a sheriff or constable, an adult authorized by written court order, or a process server certified by the Judicial Branch Certification Commission to serve a citation. Nobody who is suing or being sued in a Fort Bend County case can act as its server. The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office polices Cumings, and its deputies and the county's constables serve process. See the JBCC guide.
Where Cumings Cases Are Filed: Justice Court, County Court and District Court
The Fort Bend County Justice Center is at 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, TX 77469, in the county seat. A Fort Bend County justice court is the forum for evictions and for claims worth up to $20,000. A statutory county court can hear civil cases over $500 up to $325,000 concurrently with district court, which also handles divorce. The address in dispute fixes the justice precinct, and the Fort Bend County justice court clerk can confirm it.
Eviction Notices in Cumings: Notice to Vacate and the Justice Court Case
The landlord must give written notice to vacate of at least three days unless the lease sets another period. The notice can go by mail, by hand to a tenant 16 or older, inside the home in a conspicuous place, or electronically by written agreement. After filing, the sheriff or a constable must serve the eviction citation.
Divorce Papers, Citations and Substituted Service for Cumings Defendants
A Cumings respondent is first served in person. If that fails, a sworn statement of the attempts supports a Rule 106(b) order letting the papers be left with someone over 16 or sent by email or social media.
Subpoena Service, Witness Fees and Records Near Cumings
Oakbend Medical Center, at 1705 Jackson St, Richmond, TX 77469, is the closest hospital to Cumings at about 1.6 miles. Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital, 17500 W Grand Parkway South, Sugar Land, TX 77479, is about 6.6 miles, and Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital, 16655 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land, TX 77479, about 9.7 miles. A witness receives $10 per day with the subpoena, and records custodians receive $1. Deputy reports can be requested from the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office.
ZIP Codes and Neighboring Communities Around Cumings
Cumings uses ZIP 77471 and borders Rosenberg, Richmond and Pecan Grove.
Cumings Process Server FAQ
How is a company served?
A Cumings employer or landlord company is served through its registered agent; for a corporation, the president or a vice president also counts.
What if the person avoids service?
Keep a sworn record of each Cumings attempt and ask for a Rule 106(b) order.