Complex sentence: This formal procedure generally required transmission of the document to be served from the originating court to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the state of origin to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the destination state.
Split into simpler sentences: This formal procedure generally required transmission of the document to be served from the originating court to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the state of origin. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the state of origin forwarded the request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the destination state.