# 14 M.R.S. § 6657: 14 §6657. Proceedings in court

> Maine · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6657

## Section

- **Citation:** 14 M.R.S. § 6657
- **Heading:** 14 §6657. Proceedings in court
- **Jurisdiction:** Maine
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** ME Code / Title 14 / Part 7 / Chapter 723 / Section 6657

## Text

After all the defendants have been served with process or notified as provided in section 6656 , and after the appointment of an agent, guardian ad litem or next friend, if such appointment has been made, the court may proceed as though all the defendants had been actually served with process. Such action shall be a proceeding in rem against the land, and a decree establishing or declaring the validity, nature or extent of the plaintiff's title may be entered, and shall operate directly on the land and shall have the force of a release made by or on behalf of all defendants of all claims inconsistent with the title established or declared thereby. This section and sections 6655 and 6656 shall not prevent the court from exercising jurisdiction in personam against the defendants who have been actually served with process and who are personally amenable to its decrees.

## Nearby sections

- [14 M.R.S. § 6651 14 §6651. Summary proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6651.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6652 14 §6652. Petition to remove easement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6652.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6653 14 §6653. Complaint; grantee as party](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6653.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6654 14 §6654. Appearance of interested parties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6654.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6655 14 §6655. Description of unknown persons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6655.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6656 14 §6656. Service on missing defendant; agent; expenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6656.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6657 14 §6657. Proceedings in court](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6657.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6658 14 §6658. Action by owners of wild land](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6658.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6659 14 §6659. Action by abutters of discontinued road or way](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6659.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6660 14 §6660. Burden of proof](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6660.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6661 14 §6661. Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6661.md)
- [14 M.R.S. § 6662 14 §6662. Extinguishment of mineral rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T14_P7_C723_S6662.md)

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