§ Form No. 6-B Notice upon Order for Service by Publication

Form No. 6-B. Notice upon Order for Service by Publication

CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF __________ STATE OF MISSOURI

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                                            Plaintiff___

vs. No. __________

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                                           Defendant___

NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

The State of Missouri to defendant __________

You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court for the County of __________, Missouri, the object and general nature of which is __________

and which affects the following described property:

The names of all parties to said action are stated above in the caption hereof and the name___ and address___ of the attorney___ for plaintiff___ are __________

You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid petition within 45 days after the __________ day of __________, 20___, judgment by default will be rendered against you.

Witness my hand and the seal of the Circuit Court this __________ day of __________, 20___.

(Seal) ______________________________
Circuit Clerk

______________________________
Deputy Clerk

(To be published.)

Directions to Clerk

The names of all parties must be included in the caption. The date to be inserted from which the 45 days begin to run is the date of the first publication. If the plaintiff has no attorney, the order of publication of notice must recite the address of the plaintiff instead of the name and address of plaintiff's attorney. Only the object and general nature of the civil action is to be stated such as “for dissolution of marriage.” When no property is affected by the action the words referring thereto should be eliminated from the notice. The clerk is required, within 10 days after order for service by publication of notice is entered, to mail a copy of the notice and a copy of the petition to any defendant whose address is given in the verified statement filed by the party desiring service by publication. The clerk is also required to file a certificate that a copy of the notice and a copy of the petition were mailed to each such defendant and the date of each such mailing. An affidavit shall also be filed showing the dates upon which and the newspaper in which the notice was published, to which affidavit a copy of the notice was published, to which affidavit a copy of the notice shall be attached. (See Rules 54.17 and 54.20.)

Reverse Side of Notice Upon Order for Service by Publication

Certificate of Mailing

I hereby certify that on the __________ day of __________, 20___, I mailed a copy of the foregoing notice and a copy of the petition to each defendant whose address was stated in the verified statement filed by the party desiring service by publication.

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Circuit Clerk

By ________________________________________________________________________________
Deputy Circuit Clerk