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]
Form 12-7—Certificate of

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