Chapter 12 - CHAPTER 12 QUIET TITLE ACTIONS

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

Chapter 12 QUIET TITLE ACTIONS

Geoffrey P. Anderson, Esq.

SYNOPSIS

§ 12.1 INTRODUCTION

§ 12.2 GENERAL

§ 12.2.1—Declaratory Judgment

§ 12.2.2—Possession

§ 12.2.3—Water Rights

§ 12.3 IS A QUIET TITLE ACTION NECESSARY?

§ 12.4 PARTIES

§ 12.4.1—Known Parties, Living And Deceased

§ 12.4.2—Unknown Parties

§ 12.4.3—Names Of Parties

§ 12.4.4—Corporations And Other Entities

§ 12.4.5—Foreign Entities

§ 12.4.6—United States

§ 12.4.7—Colorado

§ 12.4.8—Omitted Parties

§ 12.4.9—Military Parties

§ 12.4.10—Plaintiff

§ 12.5 VENUE AND JURISDICTION

§ 12.6 TITLE INFORMATION

§ 12.7 COMMENCING THE ACTION

§ 12.7.1—Counterclaim/Cross-Claim

§ 12.7.2—Lis Pendens

§ 12.7.3—Class Action?

§ 12.8 SERVICE OF PROCESS

§ 12.8.1—Service By Publication

§ 12.8.2—Service By Mail

§ 12.8.3—Service On Entity If Registered Agent Is Not Available

§ 12.9 DEFENDING THE ACTION

§ 12.9.1—Contest And Counter

§ 12.9.2—Do Nothing

§ 12.9.3—Quitclaim

§ 12.9.4—Disclaimer

§ 12.9.5—Other Responses To A Quiet Title Action

§ 12.10 MILITARY ATTORNEY

§ 12.11 TRIAL

§ 12.12 DECREE

§ 12.13 POST-DECREE

§ 12.14 WHAT ABOUT LOBATO v. TAYLOR?

§ 12.15 QUIET TITLE BIBLIOGRAPHY

EXHIBITS

Exhibit 12A—Fictional Transcript

Exhibit 12B—Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) Certificates

FORMS

Form 12-1—Summons

Form 12-2—Complaint Under Rule 105

Form 12-3—Notice Of Commencement Of Action (Lis Pendens)

Form 12-4—Motion For Publication

Form 12-5—Order For Publication

Form 12-6—Summons [By Publication]

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