Can one refuse to be served? I thought that was impossible.
It is very easy to avoid service on lawsuits, and delay civil suits for a very long time. And you don't need a lawyer at all. First, just don't open the door when they try and serve you. After 2-3 tries the party will just mail it and say they served you. But then track the case on the internet and wait until they get a Default Judgment (at least one year). Then you can (for around $25) file a Motion to Vacate Judgment, stating that you were never served. These are vacated by the courts in 99% of cases. Then you can delay via Adjournments almost indefinitely. When you finally have to answer, file an Answer denying everything, and you can then hold up the process via Motions of Appearance, etc. All told it is very easy to hold up most civil lawsuits for 2-5 years without even consulting an attorney (although you can get a lot of great advice from attorneys in free phone consultations under the guise that you want to retain them). They may finally get a judgment, but the long time delay gives you plenty of time to move your assets around in order to make any final Judgments all but uncollectable (also almost every state has Homestead exemptions protecting your home up to $50,000 or unlimited in the case of Florida and Texas.)
See my post 31. No, you cant say "yeah it's me" and then refuse. But you can easily avoid service.
You can try to avoid service, but there are other ways you can be served. Let's face it, if it were that easy, no one would ever be sued....