This is a Complaint pleading for use in litigation of the title matter. Adapt this form to comply with your facts and circumstances, and with your specific state law. Not recommended for use by non-attorneys.
This is a Complaint pleading for use in litigation of the title matter. Adapt this form to comply with your facts and circumstances, and with your specific state law. Not recommended for use by non-attorneys.
For example, a declaratory judgment action could be brought to determine party rights and obligations under a contract or to establish the validity of a patent . Under Article III of the U.S. Constitution , a federal court may only issue a declaratory judgment when there is an actual controversy .
In order for a Missouri Court to even entertain a declaratory judgment, it must be presented with: (1) a justiciable controversy that presents a real, substantial, presently-existing controversy admitting of specific relief, as distinguished from an advisory decree upon a purely hypothetical situation; (2) a plaintiff ...
Chapter 1205 of the Texas Government Code, commonly referred to as the “Expedited Declaratory Judgments Act,” is a powerful, limited- purpose statute that provides for the adjudication of certain questions related to public securities (such as bonds).
Statutory Actions and Torts § 527.010. Scope. The circuit courts of this state, within their respective jurisdictions shall have power to declare rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed.
A declaratory judgment is “a binding adjudication that establishes the rights and other legal relations of the parties without providing for or ordering enforcement.” (Black Law Dictionary, 11th ed.)
The stated purpose of the Texas Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act (“TUDJA” or the “Act”) is “to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status, and other legal relations.” TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 37.002(b) (Vernon 1986).
Steps in Seeking a Declaratory Judgment Research and obtain additional evidence and title information from the client or the Missouri Department of Revenue. File a petition asking the appropriate court for a declaratory judgment. Name the Missouri Department of Revenue as a defendant in this lawsuit.
87.01. No action or proceeding is open to objection on the ground that a declaratory judgment or decree is prayed for.
Example of Declaratory Judgment For example, a policyholder believes that their denied claim is unjust. As a result, they inform the insurer that they are considering a lawsuit to recover losses. The insurer seeks a declaratory judgment to clarify its rights and obligations with hopes of preventing the lawsuit.
87.04. When declaratory relief is sought, all persons shall be made parties who have or claim any interest which would be affected by the declaration, and no declaration shall prejudice the rights of persons not parties to the proceedings.