If the garnishee fails to appear and answer, a conditional judgment must be entered against him for the amount of the plaintiff's claim, as ascertained by his judgment, to be made absolute unless he appears within 30 days after notice of the conditional judgment issued by the clerk, to be served on him, as other process, by the sheriff. If he fails to appear within the time required by the notice served upon him or if two notices are returned "not found" by the sheriff of the county in which the garnishment was executed, the judgment must be made absolute.
Structure Code of Alabama
Division 5 - Answer of Garnishee.
Section 6-6-450 - Filing of Answer; Notice Thereof; Oral Examination.
Section 6-6-451 - Answers on Behalf of Corporations.
Section 6-6-452 - Payment of Defendant's Money Into Court if Garnishee Admits Possession Thereof.
Section 6-6-454 - Judgment Where Answer Admits Indebtedness to Defendant.
Section 6-6-455 - Proceedings When Garnishee Liable for Delivery of Personal Property.
Section 6-6-457 - Proceedings on Failure to Appear and Answer.
Section 6-6-458 - Controverting of Answer by Plaintiff, Etc.
Section 6-6-459 - Contest of Answer by Defendant.
Section 6-6-460 - Judgment When Issue Found Against Garnishee.
Section 6-6-461 - Effect of Judgment for Plaintiff as Between Garnishee and Defendant.
Section 6-6-462 - Payment of Costs to Garnishee Upon Discharge.
Section 6-6-463 - Disposition of Claims of Other Persons Suggested by Garnishee.