Business Law Palm Beach

Any person or existing business can incorporate and own a business in Florida. Florida does not have residency restrictions on the owners, but there must be a registered agent physically in the State for service of process. What is a registered agent and what do they do A registered agent is an agent for service of process on the business. They accept lawsuits and other legal documents for the business. This can be a person or a business. There are various companies that will provide this service for a fee, but any such company hired should have clear methods by which they will quickly notify the business when such documents are served. Using technology, it should be easy for them to scan and e-mail documents. But I have had cases where the registered agent received garnishment writs and did not notify the company for several days during which time the company paid out money for which it was liable because of the writ. In that case, the registered agent had to reimburse the company bec...