Section 20.4 Related Actions

• Library: Estate Administration 2014 Supp

B. (§20.4) Related Actions

Often overlooked are related actions involving title to property. As discussed below, an action for declaratory relief may seek the determination of ownership in a particular asset.

Discovery-of-assets actions are often confused with other causes of action that have, at the core, a demand for determination of title. An action to quiet title seeks the determination of title to property encumbered by adverse possession claims, false assertions of title, and similar claims. An...