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Q: im heard im trying to be served papers but im no longer living there is it possible to find out what for without b serve

the location is in shelby county alabama

Mr. James Parrish Coleman
Mr. James Parrish Coleman
answered on Jan 24, 2015

You can certainly go to the Clerk's office and discretely use a public computer to go on to AlaCourt. Enter your name as a party and you'll see what cases are out there which list you as a defendant. Avoiding service is not an answer. You will eventually be served by publication and... View More

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Q: Alabama civil judgment not revised after 10 years can be collected
William E. Scully Jr.
William E. Scully Jr.
answered on Dec 4, 2014

Not quite right. First of all, the term you are looking for is 'revived,' not 'revised.' There are a couple of steps that you need to go through to understand this.

If a judgment debtor doesn't pay the judgment, the judgment creditor can take different steps to...
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Q: I received a subpoena to testify at a deposition in a civil action. I received it today and it requests my presence

at 3:00PM this coming Tuesday. I cannot make that work in such short notice. What do I do?

Charles Snyderman
Charles Snyderman
answered on Jul 25, 2014

Contact the lawyer who issued the subpoena, mention the scheduling conflict, and ask him to reschedule. Do not ignore the subpoena.

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