#arcp 4

Amendments to Alabama Rule of Civil Procedure 4

ARCP 4 – On July 1, 2016, the following changes went into effect in amending portions of Alabama Rule of Civil Procedure 4, addressing service of parties to a civil lawsuit. Rule 4(a)(2) is amended to require that the summons served on the defendant should include notice that entry of a default judgment is a possible consequence of a served defendant’s failure to appear or to defend, rather than…