Process Server Lingo - You've Been Served - What Else Does He Have To Say?

JulieHowe said:

It's been so long since I worked in the legal profession that I can't remember the lingo. A process server has just handed my character legal papers. A relative, who is taking care of her children, has decided to sue for legal custody. Exactly what does the process server say when he hands her the legal papers? This is in California. I can't remember if 'You've been served' is an adequate explanation, or if the process server has to say 'You've been served by Jane Doe.'

Thanks!

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(e) Serving an Individual Within a Judicial District of the United States. Unless federal law provides otherwise, an individual — other than a minor, an incompetent person, or a person whose waiver has been filed — may be served in a judicial district of the United States by:
(1) following state law for serving a summons in an action brought in courts of general jurisdiction in the state where the district court is located or where service is made; or
(2) doing any of the following:
(A) delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint to the individual personally;
(B) leaving a copy of each at the individual’s dwelling or usual place of abode with someone of suitable age and discretion who resides there; or
(C) delivering a copy of each to an agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process.

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