A process server in Four Corners, Texas handles Fort Bend County work this way: citations, petitions, subpoenas or notices to vacate are delivered with an attempt within 5 business days, 48 hours or 24 hours, and a signed Return of Service then arrives by email. Four Corners is a compact unincorporated community, a Census-designated place of 12,103 residents on 2.4 square miles, and it has no city government. Its filings go to Fort Bend County.
What a Process Server Costs in Four Corners: Three Flat Tiers
- Standard Service at $69 puts a Four Corners attempt within 5 business days.
- Rush Service at $119 moves that attempt up to within 48 hours.
- 24-Hour Service at $169 brings the attempt within 24 hours of the order.
Serving a Texas state-court citation or summons adds a $100 fee, because the law confines it to a sheriff, constable or certified process server. See the pricing page or the order form. Fort Bend County's sheriff and constable fees come from the commissioners court each year (Local Government Code 118.131); a private server is a lawful alternative.
Who May Serve Papers in Four Corners: Certified Servers, Constables and Court Orders
Four Corners is covered by the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office. Its deputies and the county's constables can serve under Rule 103, which also authorizes adults 18 or older with legal authority or a written court order, and people certified by the Judicial Branch Certification Commission. A party or interested person may not serve. Read the certification guide.
Where Four Corners Cases Are Filed: Justice Court, County Court and District Court
The Fort Bend County Justice Center, 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, TX 77469, is about 8.6 miles from Four Corners in the county seat of Richmond. Justice courts there take civil claims up to $20,000 excluding interest, plus evictions, and never divorce, slander, defamation, land title or a suit to enforce a land lien. County courts overlap above $200 up to $20,000. Statutory county courts handle civil cases of $500 to $325,000 alongside the district court, excluding interest, damages, penalties, fees and costs.
The justice precinct is fixed by the address in dispute, and the Fort Bend County justice court clerk confirms it. The Fort Bend County page has more.
Eviction Notices in Four Corners: Notice to Vacate and the Justice Court Case
Before an eviction suit filed on or after January 1, 2026, the tenant must receive written notice to vacate of at least three days, unless a lease or written agreement sets another period; a notice to pay rent or vacate can serve for nonpayment. Delivery may be by mail, inside the premises in a conspicuous spot, by hand to a tenant 16 or older, or electronically by agreement. Weekend and holiday days count, but a deadline falling on one moves to the next business day.
That notice is something a private server can hand over. The eviction citation is not: the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office or a constable must serve it, and after 5 business days without service the landlord may request an alias citation.
Divorce Papers, Citations and Substituted Service for Four Corners Defendants
Service begins by handing the citation and petition to the respondent, or by registered or certified mail. If that fails, a sworn or penalty-of-perjury statement describing the respondent's likely whereabouts and each attempt can support a Rule 106(b) order allowing delivery to someone over 16 at that place, or email or social media. Until then, no citation may be left with family or on a door. The Rule 106(b) guide explains.
Companies take service through a registered agent. A default judgment needs the return on file ten days, not counting the filing day or judgment day.
Subpoena Service, Witness Fees and Records Near Four Corners
The closest listed hospital is St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital, 1317 Lake Pointe Parkway, Sugar Land, TX 77478, at about 5.1 miles. HCA Houston Healthcare West, 12141 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77082, is about 5.8 miles, and Healthbridge Childrens's Hospital of Houston, 2929 Woodland Park Drive, Houston, TX 77082, about 6.4 miles. Law enforcement records are held by the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office.
Pay a witness $10 a day of attendance when serving the subpoena, and a records custodian $1. The witness fee guide has more.
ZIP Codes and Neighboring Communities Around Four Corners
Four Corners uses ZIP codes 77083 and 77498. It borders Houston, Mission Bend and Meadows Place.
Four Corners Process Server FAQ
How is a company served?
Through the registered agent on file, or a corporate officer; the Secretary of State is the fallback.
Can papers be taped to a door?
Not without a signed Rule 106(b) order that names door posting as the method.
Can I serve the papers myself?
No. Parties to a Texas case are not permitted to serve it.