Quiet Title Action in Jacksonville, FL
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Contact us now, and we could potentially finalize your quiet title case in 60-90 days.
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Contact us now, and we could potentially finalize your quiet title case in 60-90 days.
Receive the consistent communication and fast action you need.
Complete Your Quiet Title❯
After we discuss your particular quiet title case, we will ask for your retainer agreement. Once we receive it, we submit the property address to the title company who orders a title search. We use the title search to determine who to name as defendants. A complaint is drafted and filed with the court to begin the quiet title action.
Each defendant must be served by a process server. If we are unable to locate any or all of the defendants, they are served by publication. This means the details of the lawsuit are published in the legal section of the newspaper for 30 days as required by law. The defendants have 30 days from the date of the first publication to answer the complaint. If no answer is filed, we default the defendants and they typically have no more ability to defend the lawsuit after that point.
Then a final hearing can be set. Occasionally, a party required to be named is deceased. As a result, the court requires an attorney ad litem (AAL) to be appointed to the case. The AAL’s responsibility is to ascertain the heirs so that they may be informed of the lawsuit. This is important because if the heirs are not notified they could bring a claim against the property in the future which could cost you a lot of time and expense. Since the AAL does an extensive search of all possible heirs, it may take a few months for this process to be completed. If the AAL determines that additional heirs need to be named, then we must amend the complaint to add the heirs. They are served either personally or by publication. After all parties are served, a final hearing can be scheduled.
Rachel and the attorneys were amazing and very responsive. They attended to our matter and gave us regular updates and guidance where needed.
I have used Wilkes & Mee for several legal issues regarding real estate foreclosures, evictions, etc., and I will say that I have never had better communication...
They were very helpful in assisting me through the process of getting title to a property I acquired through a tax sale. I felt like I was in very good hands.
Our staff makes sure that every task for your quite title case is calendared the day the case comes into the office.
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