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about defendant knowing personal address
I want to take this one person to a small claims court but do not want that person to know my personal address. If I want that person to pay me a certain amount, do I need to give that person my personal address?
Asked on October 3, 2016 under Business Law, New York
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
You can't do anything if you're not willing to provide your address: a party to a lawsuit needs to provide his or her home address in filing the lawsuit, because the other side needs to able to "personally serve" (e.g. have hand delivered) certain legal documents of its own, like if they decided to countersue you. You can't sue without providing the other side the information they are legally entitled to for the lawsuit.
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