Does a Certificate of Service need to be completed before filing a motion with the court
<p>If I'm filing a motion which includes a page called "Certificate of Service", do I need to complete that page and have it notarized before going to court?  I ask because it doesn't seem like there would be a court case number to associate with the certificate if the motion hasn't yet been filed.</p>

<p>Hopefully that makes sense what I'm asking.  :)  If not, I can provide additional details.</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

<p>A certificate of service is the evidence that you have served the other party with the court documents - you can't do this before filing the documents with the court so, no, you complete it afterwards.</p>

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