A declaratory judgment is a court order that makes official your legal duties and rights, as well as the rights and duties of the other party. A declaratory judgment, also called a declaration, is the legal determination of a court that resolves legal uncertainty for the litigants.The court concluded that a claim for declaratory judgment is a separate claim within the dissolution proceeding. The Federal Declaratory Judgment Act creates a remedy, not a basis for jurisdiction; either diversity or federal question jurisdiction must still exist. A declaratory judgment is a court-issued judgment that defines and outlines the rights and obligations of each party in a contract. Declaratory judgments. (a) No action or proceeding is open to objection on the ground that a merely declaratory judgment or order is sought thereby. Malibu media can voluntarily dismiss the action before the court is a final judgment and allowing the counterclaim to proceed. Rather, a declaratory judgment's duty is resolve a point of controversy, to clarify a legal issue. A declaratory judgment is a binding judgment from a court defining the legal relationship between parties and their rights in a matter before the court.