(THIS SUMMONS IS TO BE USED WHEN SERVICE IS BY CERTIFIED MAIL)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ________ COUNTY, ALABAMA

A. B., Plaintiff

V.

C. D., Defendant

CIVIL ACTION NO. ______

SUMMONS

This service by certified mail of this summons is initiated upon the written request of Plaintiff’s attorney pursuant to the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure.

NOTICE TO ____________

The Complaint which is attached to this summons is important and you must take immediate action to protect your rights. You are required to mail or hand deliver a copy of a written Answer, either admitting or denying each allegation in the Complaint, to ________, the lawyer for the Plaintiff(s), whose address is: ___________. THIS ANSWER MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF DELIVERY OF THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT AS EVIDENCED BY THE RETURN RECEIPT, OR A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER THINGS DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. You must also file the original of your Answer with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward.

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Clerk of Court

Dated ___________