Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 6-6-454 (2026)
Judgment Where Answer Admits Indebtedness to Defendant.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
If the garnishee answers and admits indebtedness to the defendant, judgment thereon must be entered against him, after judgment against the defendant, for the amount so admitted, if less than the amount of the judgment against the defendant, or, if more or equal thereto, for the amount thereof; and if the debtor demand is not then payable, execution must be suspended until its maturity.
(Code 1852, §2541; Code 1867, §2969; Code 1876, §3294; Code 1886, §2976; Code 1896, §2191; Code 1907, §4320; Code 1923, §8071; Code 1940, T. 7, §1015.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2024 · leading case: Palmer v. Palmer, 192 So. 3d 12 (Ala. Civ. App. 2015).
Palmer v. Palmer, 192 So. 3d 12 (Ala. Civ. App. 2015). “For example, the wife argues that, once Trustmark acknowledged that Palmer Properties had an account there, then, pursuant to § 6-6-454, Ala.Code 1975, the trial court was required to enter a judgment garnishing *16 that account.”
Moore v. Moore, 160 So. 3d 325 (Ala. Civ. App. 2014). “Section 6-6-454, Ala.Code 1975, provides, in pertinent part: “If the garnishee answers and admits indebtedness to the defendant, judgment thereon must be entered against him, after judgment against the defendant, for the amount so admitted.”
Radiance Capital Receivables Twelve, LLC v. Bondy's Ford, Inc. (Appeal from Henry Circuit Court: CV-17-1). (Ala. 2024). “) See § 6-6-454, Ala. Code 1975 3 SC-2023-0683 ("If the garnishee answers and admits indebtedness to the defendant, judgment thereon must be entered against him, after judgment against the defendant, for the amount so admitted, if less than the amount of the judgment against the…”
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