If a claim upon which no action has been filed survives on the death of a defendant, substitution of his personal representative may be effected under the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure; but final judgment must not be entered against a personal representative if he objects until after the expiration of six months from the grant of letters testamentary or of administration.
Alabama Legal Code
Section 6-5-465 - Survival - Substitution of Personal Representative Where No Action Filed
Source: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-5-465· Version 2026