ARTICLE 3. Defendants

Article 3 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 44, Sec. 15.

§§ 762.010–762.090 · 9 sections

• § 762.010 The plaintiff shall name as defendants in the action the persons having adverse claims to the title of the plaintiff against which a determination is sought.
• § 762.020 (a) If the name of a person required to be named as a defendant is not known to the plaintiff, the plaintiff shall so state in the complaint and shall name as…
• § 762.030 (a) If a person required to be named as a defendant is dead and the plaintiff knows of a personal representative, the plaintiff shall join the personal…
• § 762.040 The court upon its own motion may, and upon motion of any party shall, make such orders as appear appropriate: (a) For joinder of such additional parties as…
• § 762.050 Any person who has a claim to the property described in the complaint may appear in the proceeding. Whether or not the person is named as a defendant in the…
• § 762.060 (a) In addition to the persons required to be named as defendants in the action, the plaintiff may name as defendants “all persons unknown, claiming any legal…
• § 762.070 A person named and served as an unknown defendant has the same rights as are provided by law in cases of all other defendants named and served, and the action…
• § 762.080 The court upon its own motion may, and upon motion of any party shall, make such orders for appointment of guardians ad litem as appear necessary to protect…
• § 762.090 (a) The state may be joined as a party to an action under this chapter. (b) This section does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.