Alabama procedural guides

Plain-English guides to the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, each one tied to the rules it relies on. Every rule named in a guide has its own page with the official text.

• Responding to an Alabama complaint: 30 days, unless you were served by publicationAlabama Rule 12(a) gives 30 days after service of the summons and complaint to serve an answer — except where service is by publication and a different time applies under the governing procedure.
• Setting aside an Alabama default judgment: 30 days in circuit court, 14 in district — and 7 for evictionsAlabama Rule 55(c) allows a default judgment to be set aside on motion filed within 30 days — but the District Court Rule cuts that to 14 days, and to 7 calendar days in eviction cases.
• The Alabama motion to dismiss: thirty days to answer, ten if the motion failsAlabama gives thirty days to answer a complaint, but only ten days after a Rule 12 motion is denied — and four of the seven enumerated defences are waived if left out.

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